Tanner Tessmann woke up on a Saturday morning last month to three text messages that meant his plans were changing — and maybe his life.
Tessmann and his wife intended to buy some furniture for their new place in Lyon, France. That was out the window. A few injuries had opened up spots on the U.S. men’s national team roster and Mauricio Pochettino was summoning Tessmann to be part of his first camp as U.S. coach.
“Now we’ll just have to push those plans back a few weeks,” Tessmann remembers thinking, as he read through his text messages.
It was a good problem to have.
It had been a busy summer for the 23-year-old and, at times, a tumultuous one. The midfielder knew it was time to move on from Italian club Venezia, where he had spent the previous three seasons. Tessman started 39 games as Venezia was promoted from Serie B to Serie A, but he felt ready for a change.
Tanner Tessmann had three years at Venezia (Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
A move to Inter Milan almost happened, but there were complications regarding where Tessmann would play in 2024-25. Inter wanted to send him on loan, but they couldn’t reach an agreement on where Tessmann would spend the season. In the end, he decided to pause transfer talk while he went to the Olympics with the U.S….
