While an arrival in Toulouse of Italian three-quarter center Tommaso Menoncello had been at the heart of rumors for several months, the general director of Benetton Treviso confirmed the player’s departure this summer.
The future of Tommaso Menoncello is becoming clearer. While he spent his entire career in the colors of Benetton Treviso, the three-quarter Italian international center (34 caps) has long been announced on the shelves of the big players in the Top 14.
Last spring, rumors in the corridors announced a very clear interest from La Rochelle for the native of Treviso but this did not materialize. Indeed, the Veneto club was not decided to release its player before the end of his contract, which expires in June 2026, and had ended discussions on a possible transfer.
Toulouse succeeds where La Rochelle failed
If the track leading to the Maritimes had died out, another French team remained in the running to attract the 23-year-old player at the deadline desired by the transalpine leaders. In fact, from last October, the magazine Olympic Midday
reported Toulouse’s views on Tommaso Menoncello and this is increasingly confirmed.
If he deplored the departure of Argentine flyhalf Tomas Albornoz, who arrives this week in Toulon with a contract valid until June 2030, the general director of Benetton Treviso Antonio Pavanello put an end to the suspense concerning his three Italian center-quarters.
Menoncello to replace Ahki
“After Tomas Albornoz, Tommaso Menoncelli will also go to France,” he declared in the columns of the Italian daily
The Gazzettino. But he will stay until May. » The best player of the last 6 Nations Tournament has left to strengthen the French champions next summer.
He will notably replace Pita Akhi in the Toulouse squad, who left the Haute-Garonne club at the beginning of December to join the Auckland Blues. The Transalpine will bring greater competition to a position in which Ugo Mola can count on the experienced Santiago Chocobares and the promising Kalvin Gourgues.
