Monthly Archives: January 2019
Tonali: ‘Dream to work with Gattuso’
Tonali: ‘Dream to work with Gattuso’
Sandro Tonali has always “dreamed of being coached by Gennaro Gattuso” at Milan, but wants to bring Brescia into Serie A first. The 18-year-old has already received a call-up for the senior Italy squad and was linked with most big clubs in Italy and Europe, including Juventus, Inter, Napoli, Roma, Manchester United and Chelsea. “I […]
Chelsea handed major boost as AC Milan agree £30.7m deal for Gonzalo Higuain replacement
Chelsea handed major boost as AC Milan agree £30.7m deal…
Chelsea are closer to signing Gonzalo Higuain (Pic: GETTY) Stamford Bridge chiefs have been awaiting the green light from the Serie A club before putting the finishing touches to a loan move for Higuain. The 31-year-old forward is now set to travel to London after AC Milan[1] agreed a £30.7m (€35m) fee with Genoa for […]
Napoli pay close to €30m Fornals clause?
Napoli pay close to €30m Fornals clause?
Napoli have agreed to pay just under the €30m release clause for Villarreal midfielder Pablo Fornals, according to Mundo Deportivo. He turns 23 next month and already has two senior caps for Spain under his belt. Fornals would increase the Spanish contingent at the Stadio San Paolo after Raul Albiol, Jose Callejon and summer signing […]
Rog down to Sevilla details
Rog down to Sevilla details
Marko Rog’s agent will meet Napoli to finalise his transfer to Sevilla, on loan with option to buy for €15m plus bonuses. According to Spanish newspaper Marca, the Croatia international’s representative Fali Ramadani will work out the details on Wednesday. Sevilla are expected to sign Rog on loan with option to buy at the end […]
Napoli plan Ancelotti renewal?
Napoli plan Ancelotti renewal?
Napoli are reportedly planning to extend Carlo Ancelotti’s contract and have been impressed by his son Davide. According to Il Mattino, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has ‘a clear and very ambitious project’ for the club with Ancelotti at the helm. The Coach only signed a three-year contract with the Partenopei last summer and has […]
Exclusive: Barella-Nandez deal, Inter meet Cagliari, Boca directors arrive in Milan
Exclusive: Barella-Nandez deal, Inter meet Cagliari, Boca…
22 January at 16:10 Inter are finalizing the signing of Cagliari midfielder Nicolò Barella. The Italian midfielder has a price-tag of € 50 million but Inter want to lower his price adding some players in the deal. Calciomercato.com exclusively revealed the details of the last meeting between Inter and Cagliari last week and today, Marotta and […]
Zapata suffers thigh injury
Zapata suffers thigh injury
Milan defender Cristian Zapata risks at least a month out after suffering a thigh injury. Zapata pulled up just 14 minutes into Milan’s 2-0 win at Genoa on Monday, and the Rossoneri have since confirmed the Colombian ‘injured the biceps femoris muscle in his right thigh’. Furthermore he will undergo more tests in two weeks’ […]
Is this the real reason Maurizio Sarri attacked his players?
Is this the real reason Maurizio Sarri attacked his players?
Maurizio Sarri came out and spoke to the press after the defeat to Arsenal at the weekend in his native Italian, so the force of his words was not diluted. What the manager said was stark in its clarity, and surprising in its directness. He blamed the players, and called them “difficult to motivate.” “Do […]
Genoa-Milan, media praise ‘vital’ Donnarumma and ‘giant’ Bakayoko
Genoa-Milan, media praise ‘vital’ Donnarumma…
22 January at 13:55 Milan registered their second straight win in Serie A, in their first league appearance since the winter break. Fabio Borini and Suso scored the goals that saw Milan win their game in hand and climb to fourth in the table, leapfrogging Roma and Lazio in the process. Milan were without Gonzalo […]
Napoli and Liverpool on alert as Lazio’s Immobile hits out at Inzaghi and teammates
Napoli and Liverpool on alert as Lazio’s Immobile…
22 January at 14:25 Lazio fell to a 2-1 defeat to Napoli at the weekend, in a match marred by the somewhat harsh dismissal of Lazio centre-back Francesco Acerbi. Video replays of the game show Jose Callejon breaking the rules, simulating, or diving, to earn Lazio’s defender a 2nd yellow. Acerbi made no contact with […]