Catania are calmly evaluating Diego Demme, according to Fortunato Varrà. Varrà described Demme as an important player with a high-level career and stated that although the club aims to reduce its squad size and focus on younger players, it is still necessary to add some experienced players.

German-Italian midfielder Diego Demme, 34, has been offered to Catania as a free agent. According to Transfermarkt, the one-cap Germany international has a current market value of €300k. He has also been linked with Empoli.