Zaniolo skips Udinese training with medical certificate amid salary dispute
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Nicolò Zaniolo failed to report for Udinese training, providing a medical certificate while his salary payment remains unresolved.
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Attributed to original sourceNicolo Zaniolo is not currently training with Udinese and has presented a medical certificate to explain his absence, but reports on Sunday claim that his ongoing salary dispute has not yet been fully settled either.
Zaniolo not in training with Udinese and has not yet settled salary dispute Zaniolo spent the 2025-26 season at Udinese, on loan from Galatasaray with an option to buy which has since been activated . The Bianconeri reportedly paid a fee of €5m to secure his signing on a permanent basis, and Galatasaray have kept hold of a 50% sell-on clause.
However, Zaniolo’s agent has recently explained that his client accepted a lower salary offer from Udinese last summer in order to push through a move in a race against time at the end of the summer transfer window. The feeling on the player’s side is that this salary does not reflect Zaniolo’s true value now that the transfer has been made permanent.
The agent claimed that Udinese had agreed to sit down and discuss a new set of personal terms before making Zaniolo’s transfer permanent, but this has not happened and the player has been left feeling ‘bitterly disappointed’.
Recent reports claimed that Zaniolo was earning an annual net salary of around €3m while he was still with Galatasaray, but that he accepted a cut to €1.2m per year in order to join Udinese last summer.
MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 11: Nicolo Zaniolo of Udinese Calcio is put under pressure by Davide Bartesaghi of AC Milan during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Udinese Calcio at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on April 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) Reports earlier this week claimed that a verbal agreement had been found with Udinese for an increase to €1.8m per season, but updates from Corriere dello Sport suggest that the new deal has not been entirely close and that Zaniolo is still open to moves elsewhere.
Meanwhile, the player is not currently in pre-season training and has presented a medical certificate from his doctors in order to justify his absence.
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What happened
Nicolò Zaniolo, currently on loan at Udinese from Galatasaray, did not attend training, submitting a medical certificate instead. The absence is linked to an ongoing dispute over his unpaid salary at the Serie A club. Zaniolo previously had a similar issue earlier in his time at Udinese, indicating a recurring contractual problem. The situation could accelerate discussions about his future, with Udinese unlikely to make the loan permanent and a January exit possible.
Chance analysis
A player skipping training over unpaid wages is a classic signal of a deteriorating relationship and likely exit. For Udinese, Zaniolo's absence weakens attacking options and confirms they will not pursue a permanent deal. For Galatasaray, it adds pressure to find a buyer or new loan in January. Fantasy and prediction systems should discount Zaniolo's availability for upcoming Udinese fixtures.
Zaniolo is effectively unavailable and likely leaving Udinese, reducing Udinese's attacking depth and clearing a path for a January move.
Treat Zaniolo as unavailable for Udinese's next match and assume his Udinese tenure is ending imminently.