Monthly Archives: January 2018
Hamsik back in Napoli squad
Hamsik back in Napoli squad
Marek Hamsik resumed training today and is in the Napoli squad to face Atalanta on Sunday morning. It kicks off on Sunday at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview. The captain has been out of action for the last few days after suffering from flu symptoms and tonsillitis. Hamsik only returned to training […]
Agent: ‘No Giaccherini pay cut’
Agent: ‘No Giaccherini pay cut’
Emanuele Giaccherini’s agent confirmed the Napoli winger would “very happily join Chievo and negotiations continue, but won’t lower his salary.” The Italy international has barely played since arriving from Sunderland in the summer of 2016. “We had close contact with (Chievo director) Romairone and would very happily join Chievo,” agent Furio Valcareggi told Radio Crc. […]
Bologna, Donadoni:”Verdi made a worthy choice, but it doesn’t exclude anything in the future”
Bologna, Donadoni:”Verdi made a worthy choice, but it…
“It wasn’t about saying no to Napoli, I didn’t want to leave Bologna in January” is how Simone Verdi explained his recent decision. Today his current manager Roberto Donadoni was asked about his star player’s status during the pre match press conference to introduce game against Benevento:”The happiest person about Verdi staying is certainly myself. […]
Revealed: Juventus’ list of goalkeeper targets
Revealed: Juventus’ list of goalkeeper targets
20 January at 12:00 Serie A giants Juventus have drawn up a list of goalkeepers that they will look to sign in the summer transfer window.While Gianluigi Buffon has long been Juventus’ long-standing veteran stopper, he had previously announced that he will retire from football in 2018. And Juventus are now on the lookout for […]
Donadoni: ‘Verdi choice shows values’
Donadoni: ‘Verdi choice shows values’
Roberto Donadoni praised Simone Verdi for choosing to stay at Bologna rather than join Napoli. “It was a decision that shows his values.” The winger had been on the verge of the transfer to the Serie A leaders, but didn’t want to leave his current club mid-season. “I am the first person to be happy […]
Atalanta, Gasperini: “No key players will leave the club in January”
Atalanta, Gasperini: “No key players will leave the…
“Is Atalanta scary? I wouldn’t talk about fear because it doesn’t exist in football”. Humility but also knowledge of their own strengths. Gasperini doesn’t hide and spoke to Il Corriere dello Sport about the coming big match against Napoli: “Napoli have recently had difficulties against us but for that reason they’ll be more concentrated than […]
Aubameyang to Arsenal = Sampdoria’s Zapata to BVB & Inter’s Eder to Sampdoria?
Aubameyang to Arsenal = Sampdoria’s Zapata to BVB…
20 January at 10:00 Despite Borussia Dortmund’s continued denials that Pierre Emerick Aubameyang will leave the club, the rumors regarding a transfer to Arsenal persist. Sky Sport Italia report that in the case of such a transfer, Borussia Dortmund have identified his replacement in Sampdoria’s Colombian striker Duvan Zapata. The striker left Napoli last summer for a reported fee of €17 million […]
Milan target Sarri next season?
Milan target Sarri next season?
Milan want to start a new era with current Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri at the helm next season, claim Tuttosport. According to the Turin-based newspaper, the club sees Gennaro Gattuso as only a stop-gap solution following the dismissal of Vincenzo Montella. Plans are already in progress to tempt Sarri away from the Stadio San Paolo […]
Duvan Zapata in for Aubameyang?
Duvan Zapata in for Aubameyang?
Borussia Dortmund are reportedly considering Sampdoria striker Duvan Zapata as a replacement for Arsenal-bound Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Gabon striker has been dropped from the squad due to disciplinary issues and put on the market, where he is expected to join Arsenal next week. According to Sky Sport Italia, this could set off a chain reaction […]
6 Serie A Questions… Answered
6 Serie A Questions… Answered
The winter break is almost over, so with the return of Serie A[1], Dov Schiavone and Vieri Capretta answered six questions[2] relating to the second half of the season. Will Napoli win the Scudetto? Are Juventus still Italy’s best team? And will there be a silver lining for AC Milan? All that and much more… […]