Sampdoria still hopes to sign Yari Verschaeren, who is a free agent after his contract at Anderlecht was not renewed. Sampdoria's CEO Sport, Jesper Fredberg, knows the player from their time together at the Belgian club and is persisting with the effort to sign him. Verschaeren is currently delaying a decision because Sampdoria plays in Serie B, and he is waiting for an offer from a top-division club. It is reported that Fredberg hopes the player might reconsider if such an offer does not come. No offers from a top foreign league appear imminent, and it is also said that Antwerp is monitoring his situation.