Torino Football Club has formally finalized the permanent signing of promising teenage goalkeeper Diego Mascardi from Spezia Calcio. The 19-year-old shot-stopper caught the attention of top-flight scouts following a breakthrough campaign in Serie B, where he registered 17 league appearances despite the Ligurian side suffering relegation at the end of the term. Born in Carrara on September 26, 2006, the highly rated prospect is now poised to make a significant leap into Italy's top tier.
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Subscribe Sekarang →According to the official details of the transaction, the Granata secured Mascardi's services for a fixed fee of 1.6 million euros, supplemented by an additional 200,000 euros in performance-related bonuses. Furthermore, Spezia has retained a 10 percent sell-on clause for any future transfer of the player. The Italian youth international has committed his long-term future to Torino by putting pen to paper on a four-year contract.
In a formal statement released on the club's website, the management expressed their enthusiasm regarding the acquisition: "Torino Football Club is pleased to announce that it has definitively acquired the sporting performance rights of the football player Diego Mascardi from Spezia Calcio." The statement further highlighted his development through the youth ranks and his international experience representing Italy across various youth levels ranging from the Under-17 to the Under-21 squads.
From editorial monitoring, the arrival of the young Italian coincides with major updates regarding fellow goalkeeper Franco Israel, whose future at the club had already been subject to intense transfer speculation. The Uruguayan shot-stopper has been sidelined after undergoing necessary surgical intervention on his left shoulder, an event that further shapes Torino's tactical planning for the department.
Based on a medical update provided by the club, Franco Israel was operated on successfully at the Clinica del Remei in Barcelona. The arthroscopic procedure was performed by Professor Jordi Ardevol alongside Torino's orthopedic specialist, Dr. Corrado Bertolo, without any immediate post-operative complications. The player is scheduled to be discharged shortly to begin his initial rehabilitation phase at the Fisio&Lab facility in Turin.