Jakub Jankto
[citation needed] On 6 July 2018, Sampdoria announced that Jankto had joined the club on an initial loan deal with an obligation to make the transfer permanent for €15 million.[7][8] On 10 August of the following year, he returned to his home country after joining Sparta Prague on a one-year loan deal.In March 2017, Jankto received his first call-up by coach Karel Jarolím to the Czech senior squad for two matches against Lithuania (friendly) and San Marino (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification).[16] On 13 February 2023, Jankto publicly came out as gay in a social media statement,[2] becoming the first active senior international men's footballer to do so.[24][25] In response, club management initiated a meeting with Jankto, and it was decided that he will not participate in training sessions with the First Team.