Monthly Archives: February 2018
ADL: ‘Juve share Agnelli power’
ADL: ‘Juve share Agnelli power’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis suggests Juventus benefit from belonging to “the most powerful family in Italy” and the Scudetto will be decided by refereeing errors. The patron spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport about the title race, which sees only one point separate the two clubs at the top of the table. “We are […]
Chelsea choose Napoli Coach Sarri?
Chelsea choose Napoli Coach Sarri?
Chelsea have chosen Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri as the ideal heir to Antonio Conte and are ready to pay his €8m release clause, it’s reported. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Roman Abramovich has been won over by Sarri’s style of football at the Stadio San Paolo. Napoli are top of the Serie A table […]
Giaccherini: ‘Chievo feels like debut’
Giaccherini: ‘Chievo feels like debut’
Emanuele Giaccherini explains his decision to leave Napoli for Chievo on loan. “I feel as excited as on the day of my Serie A debut.” The 32-year-old winger barely featured in a Partenopei jersey since his move in 2016 and pushed for a transfer to get more playing time. “It was a long negotiation process, […]
‘Bargain buy’ Theo Walcott can be a big player for Everton – Sam Allardyce
‘Bargain buy’ Theo Walcott can be a big player…
Everton’s new £20m forward returns to former club Arsenal today, barely a fortnight after leaving them. But Toffees boss Allardyce believes Walcott’s great relationship with the club smoothed the way to a cut-price deal. “A lot of negotiation was done by Theo,” said Allardyce. “Because of his service to the club and the fact he […]
ADL: ‘Napoli bid €60m for Icardi’
ADL: ‘Napoli bid €60m for Icardi’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis confirms he “offered €60m” for Mauro Icardi and the Inter striker “would score 40 goals under Maurizio Sarri.” There had been reports of a proposal after Gonzalo Higuain’s €90m transfer to Juventus in the summer of 2016. Now De Laurentiis has told Rai Sport precisely what happened in that meeting […]
£24.7m rated Belgian poacher says “temptation was there” following Chelsea links
£24.7m rated Belgian poacher says “temptation was there”…
Napoli forward Dries Mertens has revealed that he was tempted to leave the Italian club last summer. The Belgian ace confirmed in May last year that Chelsea had made an offer to sign him, but at the time he decided to sign a new contract instead. Speaking to Italian newspaper Il Mattino (translated by Goal.com[1]), […]
Nainggolan: ‘Spalletti got worked up’
Nainggolan: ‘Spalletti got worked up’
Radja Nainggolan sees Luciano Spalletti and Eusebio Di Francesco lead Roma with very different attitudes and has his say on the Scudetto race. The midfielder spoke to Sky Sport Italia and you can read the rest of his comments here. There was a change of management at the Stadio Olimpico this season, as Spalletti left […]
Arsenal Failed In Bid To Land Greek International: 3 Alternatives Including This Italian Beast
Arsenal Failed In Bid To Land Greek International: 3 Alternatives…
Arsene Wenger had one of busiest January transfer windows at Arsenal, in his two-decade tenure at the club, this season. He managed to land to superstars in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and will not look to fight for a place in the top-4 and in the Europa League. The manager is still not completely […]
Giaccherini: ‘Napoli like my Juve’
Giaccherini: ‘Napoli like my Juve’
Emanuele Giaccherini believes Napoli have the right mentality to win the Scudetto. “I had the same feeling when I was at Juventus.” The 32-year-old winger joined Chievo on loan in the January transfer window due to a lack of playing time, but is still cheering on his former teammates. “I think Napoli have reached the […]
Lichtsteiner unsure about Juventus future
Lichtsteiner unsure about Juventus future
02 February at 18:25 Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner talked to Sky Sport on Friday afternoon, here’s the full translation of his interview:“We have plenty of quality and our team is deep enough. We have so many strong players sitting on the bench. When somebody is injured, there is always somebody ready to replace him. The […]