Monthly Archives: September 2020
ADL: ‘Koulibaly and Milik on way out’
ADL: ‘Koulibaly and Milik on way out’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis confirms ‘Kalidou Koulibaly and Arkadiusz Milik are on the way out, transfer market permitting.’ While Milik is waiting for Edin Dzeko’s fate to decide whether he goes to Roma or Juventus, Manchester City have not yet reached the €80m asking price for Koulibaly. “Koulibaly and Milik are both on their […]
Roma consider Tadic and Giroud
Roma consider Tadic and Giroud
Arkadiusz Milik is first choice for Roma to replace Edin Dzeko, but they are also considering Ajax striker Dusan Tadic and Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud. The Giallorossi are part of a domino effect in the Italian transfer market, involving Dzeko to Juventus or Inter, which should bring in Milik from Napoli in exchange for Cengiz Under […]
Allan arrives for Everton medical
Allan arrives for Everton medical
Napoli midfielder Allan has landed in Liverpool with a private jet to complete his Everton transfer for a reported €25m plus bonuses. The 29-year-old has been pushing for an exit for some time and his rapport with the club was never the same after they rejected a €50m proposal from PSG in January 2019. Napoli […]
Juventus plan to reopen stadium
Juventus plan to reopen stadium
Juventus have presented a viable plan to get season ticket holders back into the stadium from the opening round of the Serie A season. All competitive games have been played behind closed doors in Italy since the lockdown in early March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news of a plan to re-open the Allianz […]
De Laurentiis: ‘Serie A draw resolved problems’
De Laurentiis: ‘Serie A draw resolved problems’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis was satisfied with the Serie A 2020-21 fixtures for ‘eliminating previous problems’ and is happy to face Juventus in Week 3. The calendar was drawn up this morning and you can read the full fixtures HERE. When putting it together, the Lega Serie A took into account Champions League and […]
Inzaghi: ‘Complex programme for Lazio’
Inzaghi: ‘Complex programme for Lazio’
Coach Simone Inzaghi felt Lazio have been handed a ‘complex’ fixture list for Serie A 2020-21. ‘In the second half we will play a lot of big away games’. Lazio start with a home game against Atalanta and Inzaghi noticed the away games against La Dea, Inter, Juventus, Napoli, Fiorentina and Roma in the second […]
Juventus attacker gets Prem approach – but ‘isn’t shaken’ by offer
Juventus attacker gets Prem approach – but ‘isn’t…
Gonzalo Higuain’s agent and brother has confirmed the striker will leave Juventus this summer – and has received an approach to return to the Premier League. The 32-year-old Argentina forward has won three Serie A titles and three Coppa Italias during his time in Italy. However, after Maurizio Sarri’s sacking, Higuain always appeared likely to move […]
Newcomer Gabriel reveals key factor in signing for Arsenal
Newcomer Gabriel reveals key factor in signing for Arsenal
Arsenal new signing Gabriel Magalhaes says a call from Mikel Arteta helped convince him to sign for the Gunners from Lille. The transfer was formally announced at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. The 22-year-old centre-back has signed a long-term contract for a fee understood to be in the region of £22m. Gabriel joins fellow Brazilians […]
Gattuso: ‘Napoli will be ready’
Gattuso: ‘Napoli will be ready’
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso thinks it will be a ‘difficult season’ but vows to be ‘ready for the start of the championship’. The full fixture list for Serie A 2020-21 is available HERE. The Partenopei start with a trip to Parma in Serie A Week 1, with the first home game scheduled against Genoa the […]