Tuttomercato reports that Sassuolo appears to have ended its pursuit of Takehiro Tomiyasu.

Tuttomercato reports that Sassuolo is attempting to enter into talks for Takehiro Tomiyasu, who has received a three-year contract offer from Venezia.

Tuttomercato reported that Sassuolo had direct contact with Takehiro Tomiyasu on the morning of Thursday, July 16. The report added that this contact apparently made Tomiyasu less enthusiastic about the option of joining Sassuolo, as Venezia acted more decisively.

Japanese Centre-Back Takehiro Tomiyasu, 27, who previously played in Italy for Bologna, has interest from several Serie A clubs, with Sassuolo and Venezia being two of the most interested. In the last few hours, new contacts have been made between the player and Sassuolo, a club that likes him, and there may be future updates. Venezia's interest is not new, but their pursuit is currently paused while they make other evaluations. At the moment, neither of the interested clubs has reached an advanced stage in negotiations. Tomiyasu is currently without a club. The defender has 46 caps and one goal for Japan. His current market value is €5.00m, according to Transfermarkt.