'Not true' - USMNT Olympic squad star Tanner Tessman will not leave Venezia for Bologna this summer

In a press conference covering a multitude of topics, the club president shared that he hopes to renew the contract of head coach Paolo Vanoli, while also shooting down any rumors of Tessman leaving.

"Vanoli is clearly very important for us, as already said in the previous press conference he has an important contract that he deserves, I hope he stays with us. There are always rumors in the press, I read that Lazio would have asked Pohjanpalo, it never happened. Bologna would have asked us for Tessmann, this is also not true. The players follow and respect the coach, we will see what happens in the summer, I hope the coach will stay with us."

Tessman has had a brilliant 2023/24 campaign for the Venice-based club. The 22-year-old has been a standout performer in Serie B and is being looked at as a key figure for the USMNT in the Paris Olympics this summer. Alongside Gianluca Busio in the midfield, the American duo hope to take their chemistry at Venezia and have it translate to the pitch this Summer.

The Venica-based club take on Lecco on Saturday morning in Serie B action. Third-place in the league, Venezia will need a crucial three points on Saturday to keep pace with second-place Como in the fight for automatic promotion.