Civitanova's libero, who is a teammate of Alex Nikolov – Fabio Balaso – will remain at Lube for the next season, reportsvolleynews.it.

In recent weeks, information emerged that the team's captain was close to a transfer to Perugia, with the news first spread by "Gazzetta dello Sport" and then confirmed by Sky Sport. Speculations intensified after Balaso remained on the bench in the championship match against Verona and in a Champions League game, officially due to a "technical decision."

According tovolleynews.ithowever, there was no real and in-depth negotiation procedure. Perugia made more of a preliminary inquiry without reaching a concrete offer. Balaso has an active contract with Civitanova until 2027 and for now will continue to defend Lube's colors.

Thus, one of the transfer topics in the Italian Superlega for now concludes without a resolution.

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