The midfielder was sold to Catanzaro last summer for zero, with 50% on resale. Today it is taken with only 6 million, and four clubs have already inquired
Mattia Liberali will take a high school graduation trip this summer. Albeit a little different than any other 19 year old. The probability of seeing him in Serie A next year is very high and the teams that have put his name on their shopping list are not few. Cagliari, Bologna, Sassuolo and Como have already started initial contacts with Catanzaro. Liberali has a clause of 6 million euros – inserted a year ago by agent Alessandro Lucci – of which 50% is destined for Milan, the club where he grew up and with which he made his debut in Serie A at the age of 17.
between Sassuolo and Como
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On Liberali there is no one team ahead of the others. However, there are some aspects to consider. With Aquilani coaching Sassuolo, Mattia could push to return to the coach who made him explode last season in Catanzaro. On the other hand there is also the Como option, which needs Italians for the UEFA lists. And then Fabregas also demonstrated his ability to deal with young players. Not only that. Giallorossi sporting director Polito would like to bring (permanently) both Cassandro and Fellipe Jack back to Calabria, both on loan from Como last year. This could facilitate operations for Liberali, who would make a big career step on the lake given that he would be playing in the Champions League.
slow growth
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Liberali is a 2007 that has followed a particular path in Catanzaro. He played his first match as a starter at the end of January but not because he wasn’t ready before. From September to December he followed a personalized work plan which led him to gain 6 kilos of lean mass. In short, he had to be trained from a physical point of view. A strategy that worked: in the following five months 4 goals arrived – one in the first leg playoff semi-final against Palermo – and 4 assists. A total of 30 games played, 21 as a starter. For Aquilani he has become untouchable. Curiosity: Liberali is the player who performed the most dribbles (21) in the Serie B playoff phase, completing 12, more than anyone else. He has imagination and, above all, plays attacking midfielder, a role that has almost become extinct in Italy in the last ten years. This is also why so many like it.
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