FC Groningen, NEC, Nuremberg, and Salzburg were among several clubs interested in Ascoli's 21-year-old Italian winger Simone D'Uffizi. Within Italy, Lecce considered the player, and Pisa made a significant offer at the start of the transfer window. Ascoli, however, rejected all offers for him in July, having renewed his contract and clarified that the player, considered fundamental, would only be sold for a bid considered to be beyond market logic. His current market value is €600k, according to Transfermarkt.