Como eye ambitious deal for Juventus’s Cambiaso as more Italians required for Europe

Wednesday’s reports claim that Como are eyeing a potential summer transfer for Juventus’s Andrea Cambiaso, as Cesc Fabregas’s side require more homegrown Italian talents to comply with UEFA’s squad list rules.

Como have already confirmed that they will be competing in some form of European competition in 2026-27, guaranteed to finish no lower than sixth in Serie A this season, although it remains to be seen whether they will earn a spot in the Champions League, Europa League or Conference League next term.

Ahead of their first ever campaign in Europe, Como will likely have to bring in a few more homegrown Italian players in order to comply with UEFA’s squad list rules.

UEFA rules state that teams are permitted to submit a squad of up to 25 players on their ‘A’ list, and that at least eight of those players must be locally trained i.e. homegrown.

Como, however, have hardly fielded any Italian players at all in 2025-26; their most featured homegrown talent being the 32-year-old Edoardo Goldaniga, who has played for just 104 minutes this season.

Como President Mirwan Suwarso has recently admitted that the club are hoping to add more Italian talents to their ranks: “We are always looking for more Italians. We bought four in our first Serie A season,” he said in a recent interview.

“The problem is that they are expensive and we can’t pay them in instalments. We are developing four or five Italian players who we hope will be ready for the first team. I like many of them, Orsolini, Bastoni, Dimarco, but we can’t afford them. Venturino is also strong, like Cambiaghi and Lazio’s Pellegrini.”

According to Wednesday’s reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport, Como are interested in a potential deal for Juventus’s Cambiaso, although this is not expected to be an easy deal to pull off.

Como like Cambiaso’s versatility, able to cover at both sides of full-back and wing-back, and feel that he is an experienced option in both Serie A and the Champions League despite being 26 years of age.

The Italy international is, however, a starter for Juventus under former CT Luciano Spalletti, who has not factored in a potential sale of Cambiaso into his plans for next season according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Como hope that the coach and the club have different opinions, though. Juventus are expected to have a busy summer transfer window in order to provide Spalletti with a squad capable of competing for the 2026-27 Scudetto, but this means that some current players might need to be sold in order to raise funds for new acquisitions.

As per La Gazzetta dello Sport, nobody other than perhaps Kenan Yildiz is considered truly ‘untransferable’ at Juventus if an appropriate offer were to come in. Juventus would also be much more likely to consider a sale if they fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

Cambiaso is not the only Italian player that Como have their eye on. La Gazzetta dello Sport suggests that the aforementioned Cambiaghi could be a target for a fee in the region of €15m. The Pink Paper claims that it would be unrealistic for Como to offer anything less than double for Cambiaso.