Are FC Como’s Summer Signings Intelligent Investments Or Celebrity Signings – Recruitment Analysis

Como FC Recruitment Analysis

As recently as the 2018/19 campaign, Como 1907 were playing in Serie D – in the 24/25 season, they’ll be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Inter Milan and Juventus in Serie A.

Their meteoric rise has caught the attention of football fans around the globe for reasons other than their quick journey through the divisions – the beauty and location of their stadium is one reason, but there are some high-profile names involved behind the scenes at Como.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is one of the club’s investors, while Chelsea icon Dennis Wise is the club’s CEO.

The stardom doesn’t stop there either, with Henry’s former teammate Cesc Fabregas being the club’s head coach.

Como FC was the final team Fabregas would play for after a dazzling career, and following his retirement, he was swiftly appointed as the head coach of the club’s B team in July 2023.

Shortly after, he was asked to run the first team on an interim basis before taking up the role of assistant head coach to new caretaker coach Osian Roberts.

Despite the constant change and chaos in the opening months of the season, the pair guided Como to promotion – this season will be the club’s first in Serie A in 21 years.

Following Roberts’ exit at the end of the season, Fabregas was appointed first-team head coach.

Como FC and Fabregas have wasted little time in assembling their squad for the upcoming campaign, with Como already making 10 first-team signings, with some high-profile names joining the ranks.

Four of those signings are players that were on loan with Como and featured for them last season and impressed the club enough to make the move permanent.

Those four were Marco Curto, Ben Lhassine Kone, Matthias Braunöder, and Gabirel Strefezza.

In this Como FC recruitment analysis, we will take a look at the data of each of the six other signings, looking at how they may fit into Como’s tactics.

Pepe Reina Analysis

Yes, it is *that* Pepe Reina!

At the age of 41, the former Liverpool shot-stopper has joined Fabregas’ project after departing Villereal, where he made just two appearances in La Liga in the 23/24 season.