Monthly Archives: May 2018
Reina hits out at De Laurentiis over Napoli exit
Reina hits out at De Laurentiis over Napoli exit
04 May at 16:15 Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport have revealed why Pepe Reina didn’t want to stay at Napoli beyond the current season. The 35-year-old Pepe Reina joined Napoli from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2015, a season after he had spent a loan spell at the Naples based club from Premier League […]
Reina ‘blames ADL for exit’
Reina ‘blames ADL for exit’
Pepe Reina reportedly told his Napoli teammates that without Aurelio De Laurentiis, ‘I’d have stayed here forever.’ Reina held a farewell dinner with Napoli teammates on Wednesday evening, and Gazzetta dello Sport claims the goalkeeper was particularly scathing when he revealed the motives for his departure. “Every time I’m asked why I fell for this […]
Conte quiet on Napoli & Italy talk
Conte quiet on Napoli & Italy talk
Antonio Conte has refused to comment on his Chelsea future and Italy’s next CT, other than ‘I have a contract’ and Roberto Mancini is ‘experienced’. The Chelsea boss is reportedly Napoli’s first choice to replace Maurizio Sarri, who has been linked with the Blues himself, while Mancini is in pole position to take charge of […]
Report: Napoli in contact with Paulo Fonseca
Report: Napoli in contact with Paulo Fonseca
04 May at 13:45 Reports from Italian daily Corriere della Serra say that Napoli have already contacted Shakhtar Donetsk manager Paulo Fonseca. The partenopei are currently second in the league and four points behind league leaders Juventus, who retained their lead at the top following Napoli’s disappointing 3-0 defeat to Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio […]
Insigne becomes Adidas athlete
Insigne becomes Adidas athlete
Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne has officially joined Adidas’ roster of athletes, in a groundbreaking move for the club. The deal sees Insigne not only join the likes of Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and Paul Pogba on Adidas’ books, but it also means the sportswear giant becomes the first technical sponsor to sign an agreement with […]
Fiorentina, Simeone returns to the Marassi stadium: “Genoa, I won’t ever forget you. Would I celebrate if I score? You’ll see…”
Fiorentina, Simeone returns to the Marassi stadium: “Genoa,…
An intense year for his first one in Italy. 14 goals that made him one of the best talents and that convinced Corvino to spend 15m +3 of bonuses. Giovanni Simeone is now ready to return in Genova, at the Marassi stadium where everything began. He’ll do so with the Viola jersey on and with […]
Juve, Allegri refuses to rule out Dybala exit, makes comment on Arsenal, Chelsea links
Juve, Allegri refuses to rule out Dybala exit, makes comment…
04 May at 12:35 Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri held a press conference on Friday afternoon. Here’s what the Italian tactician told reporters, including our reporter in Vinovo Lorenzo Bettoni. “We are due to face a tough game against Bologna tomorrow. They are a solid team and in the last few weeks are we not solid […]
Juventus, Allegri:”Dybala & Higuain will play, they need to score the scudetto goals”
Juventus, Allegri:”Dybala & Higuain will play, they…
After the win at San Siro against Inter and Napoli’s loss to Fiorentina, Juventus find themselves closer to clinching their seventh scudetto in a row with the Coppa Italia final against Milan also looming. Manager Massimiliano Allegri discussed his team’s status going into the game against Bologna in the pre match press conference:”We must win […]
Genoa eye Monaco starlet?
Genoa eye Monaco starlet?
Genoa will reportedly let go of Miguel Veloso this summer and look to replace him with Monaco youngster Youssef Ait Bennasser. According to CalcioNews24, Veloso will not be given a new contract after another injury-hit campaign, while Genoa sporting director Giorgio Perinetti is ‘already working’ on a deal to bring in Bennasser on loan next […]