There is still one year left on his contract at Sassuolo, but Francesco Acerbi decided to seek new experiences and spoke to Sky Sports: "Nothing is done with Galatasaray and there is no deal between the clubs. Zenit? We will see. For now I am training in Carrara to make sure I am ready. My future? We see more in the next few days."

Another hypothesis could be to follow his former manager Di Francesco at Roma: "He absolutely did not call me" - joked Acerbi - I spoke to Sassuolo in January and I told them of my intention to leave. I told the owners that it is my decision to leave. Galatasaray? It is a good opportunity. I have my own ideas and the club has theirs. I am always thinking about doing better and the objective is to improve. My agent will take of the rest" - concluded Acerbi.