Monthly Archives: January 2018
Bacca: ‘Milan living on history’
Bacca: ‘Milan living on history’
Villarreal striker Carlos Bacca said Milan “have for too long been living on their history” and have not found the solution to their problems. He spoke to Marca Colombia about his career so far, including the spell at San Siro from 2015 to 2017. “Milan wasn’t a step back in my career. It was not […]
Verdi agent: “We’ll decide soon”
Verdi agent: “We’ll decide soon”
Simone Verdi’s agent confirms the Bologna forward will decide on his future “as soon as he returns from holiday”, amid talk his club have a deal with Napoli. It was reported yesterday that the Partenopei had a €24m bid accepted by the Rossoblu, and that the player was open to moving to the San Paolo. […]
Immobile hunts Higuain record
Immobile hunts Higuain record
Lazio striker Ciro Immobile is on course to beat Gonzalo Higuain’s 36 Serie A goals in 2015-16. The then Napoli striker matched Torino legend Gino Rossetti’s 36 goals in a season, managing that record in 35 games. After 20 rounds of the Serie A season, Pipita was on 20 goals which is the same record […]
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Kalidou Koulibaly – Why he is the best defender in Italy
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Kalidou Koulibaly – Why he is the best…
by Phumzile Ngcatshe Tuesday Jan 09, 2018. 13:00 Senegal and Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly is the best centre back in the Italian Serie A, that is according to his agent Bruno Satin. Satin is reportedly aiming his remarks at Italian giants, Juventus after the Lions of Teranga defender netted on Saturday as […]
No sanctions for Cagliari
No sanctions for Cagliari
The Lega Serie A has announced no action will be taken against Cagliari for racist chanting, as the referee and observers didn’t hear it. Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi revealed after the match that he’d been subjected to racist abuse during the 1-0 win on Saturday night. The Isolani apologised for the chants, which were condemned […]
Ghoulam back for Atalanta?
Ghoulam back for Atalanta?
It’s reported Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam could return for the Atalanta game after the international break. The Algerian international tore his anterior cruciate ligament against Manchester City in November, and was expected to be out for at least four months. Ghoulam was operated upon by renowned knee surgeon Pierpaolo Mariani, and La Repubblica reports he […]
‘Benevento will sign three’
‘Benevento will sign three’
Benevento President Oreste Vigorito says three players will arrive in January, confirming Sandro is close to signing. The Streghe have won their last two matches, but remain rooted to the bottom of the Serie A table, eight points from safety. “We haven’t targeted the foreign market out of a love of non-Italians,” Vigorito explained to […]
Calciomercato Winners and Losers
Calciomercato Winners and Losers
09 January at 13:00 After a summer of scudetto pacts, moving equilibriums and getting to formal things, as well as the power of Suning and the end of the BBC at Juventus, we had an eventful first half to the Serie A season. While summer hype and boastful proclamations are great entertainment in July and […]
Verdi agent: “We’ll decide soon”
Verdi agent: “We’ll decide soon”
Simone Verdi’s agent confirms the Bologna forward will decide on his future “as soon as he returns from holiday”, amid talk his club have a deal with Napoli. It was reported yesterday that the Partenopei had a €24m bid accepted by the Rossoblu, and that the player was open to moving to the San Paolo. […]
Mascherano, Turan, Rafinha and Vidal among six players who could leave Barcelona in January
Mascherano, Turan, Rafinha and Vidal among six players who…
Rafinha (R) and Arda Turan could be on their way out of Barcelona in January Getty Barcelona’s capture of Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool and the imminent arrival of Yerry Mina from Palmeiras now has the club focused on the outgoings during the ongoing January transfer window.The Catalan giants could oversee a number of departures in […]