Bologna are monitoring Lecce goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone as a potential replacement for Federico Ravaglia, who is closing in on a move to Watford, with Torino also understood to be tracking the 31-year-old this summer.
The timing is pointed. Lecce finished the 2025-26 Serie A season 17th, collecting 35 points from 37 matches — nine wins, eight draws, twenty defeats — and conceding 50 goals across the campaign. That defensive record is among the worst in the division, yet Falcone carried an average match rating of 7.00 across those 37 appearances, a figure that speaks to how often he was asked to limit damage rather than preserve leads. A goalkeeper rated that consistently well behind a defence that shipped 50 goals is, by definition, a goalkeeper who has been doing more than his share.
That is precisely the profile Bologna are assessing. With Ravaglia departing, they need a reliable, experienced presence between the posts — someone who has operated under sustained pressure and maintained composure. Falcone fits that description. Torino's interest adds competitive tension to the situation, which matters for Lecce's negotiating position if they are forced to sell.
For Falcone himself, the calculus is straightforward. At 31, with an AI overall rating of 68 and a potential ceiling assessed at 62, the data suggests he is already operating near the peak of his profile. A move to a club with European ambitions or, at minimum, mid-table stability would represent a significant step up from the survival arithmetic that has defined his recent seasons under Eusebio Di Francesco. Whether Lecce, facing another summer of structural rebuilding, can hold onto him — or would even want to — is the question that will define his next chapter.