Monthly Archives: March 2018
Report: Napoli want Inzaghi, if…
Report: Napoli want Inzaghi, if…
Napoli will reportedly go for Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi if they fail to reach an agreement with Maurizio Sarri. According to Tuttosport, Napoli and Sarri are some way off over a new contract, with the Coach demanding €4m a season and President Aurelio De Laurentiis only prepared to offer €2.5m. The newspaper notes the Partenopei’s […]
Didier Drogba says Jose Mourinho is harsh on Paul Pogba because he likes him, reports of $366m spend spree
Didier Drogba says Jose Mourinho is harsh on Paul Pogba…
FORMER Chelsea striker Didier Drogba believes Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho’s harsh treatment of Paul Pogba is because the boss likes the Frenchman, while reports have emerged of a stunning summer spend spree that could spell Pogba’s end at Old Trafford. Drogba, who played under Mourinho at Chelsea, has suggested that the midfielder is being […]
Transfer Buzz: Atletico in for Dybala, Juventus join Milinkovic-Savic chase
Transfer Buzz: Atletico in for Dybala, Juventus join Milinkovic-Savic…
The January window may have closed but that hasn’t stopped all the transfer buzz. Fox Sports Asia brings you the latest updates, rumours and completed deals. 26 March Atletico in for Dybala Atletico Madrid are ready to fend off competition from Real Madrid and Manchester United for Juventus’ Paulo Dybala. According to Sport[1], the Argentine […]
What do Napoli and Diego Maradona mean to a generation of younger fans?
What do Napoli and Diego Maradona mean to a generation of…
“WHAT DISTINGUISHES NAPLES from other large cities is something it has in common with the African kraal: each private attitude or act is permeated by streams of communal life. To exist, for the northern European the most private of affairs, is here, as in the kraal, a collective matter. “At midday, they [local children] lie […]
AC Milan release re-arranged derby ticket information
AC Milan release re-arranged derby ticket information
AC Milan fans who had tickets for the cancelled derby game with Inter earlier in the month have been told their tickets will be valid for the re-arranged fixture on April 4th. A statement on the Rossoneri website confirmed that ticket holders for the first game would still be able to attend the second but […]
Napoli pass, Juve score
Napoli pass, Juve score
Napoli have made 5,000 more passes than Juventus in Serie A games this season, but the Bianconeri are more accurate in their finishing. La Gazzetta dello Sport took advantage of the break for international duty to crunch the numbers and found some remarkable statistics. It’s no surprise that Maurizio Sarri’s men have made more passes […]
Koulibaly thought Napoli interest was a prank
Koulibaly thought Napoli interest was a prank
Kalidou Koulibaly did not believe that Napoli really wanted to sign him when they first made contact to discuss a transfer and the defender has confessed that he even hung up on Rafael Benitez as he thought he was being pranked. Then of Genk, Koulibaly says that the move to Serie A came at a […]
Pau Lopez snubs Napoli for Betis
Pau Lopez snubs Napoli for Betis
Espanyol goalkeeper Pau Lopez has reportedly accepted a move to Real Betis, who are paying less than Napoli, but would guarantee a starting spot. The shot-stopper was one of several on the wish-list to replace Pepe Reina, who is heading to Milan as a free agent this summer. According to CalcioNapoli24.it, there was a meeting […]
Koulibaly: ‘Hung up on Benitez!’
Koulibaly: ‘Hung up on Benitez!’
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly thought Rafa Benitez’s Napoli call and Diego Armando Maradona wanting his shirt were “a prank.” The Senegal international spoke to Orange Blog in his home country about his career and future prospects, but also how he almost didn’t make the move to the Stadio San Paolo. “I hung up on Benitez […]
Napoli, Mertens: “The direct clash with Juventus will be our final for the Scudetto”
Napoli, Mertens: “The direct clash with Juventus will…
They will need his goals at Napoli to keep the ambitions of the Scudetto alive. Dries Mertens spoke at the press conference from the retreat with the Belgian national team, with whom he is involved with in friendlies. With regard to the Serie A, the attacker expressed himself saying: “The direct clash with Juventus will […]