Author Archives: James Grundy
Allan: ‘Grateful to Napoli’
Allan: ‘Grateful to Napoli’
Allan said goodbye to Napoli teammates and fans after completing his transfer to Everton. ‘I am grateful to have worn this glorious jersey.’ The midfielder spent most of his career in Italy, first at Udinese and from 2015 with Napoli, but was sold today for €25m plus bonuses. “Naples is a special city,” wrote the […]
Rennes call Inter for Godin
Rennes call Inter for Godin
Stade Rennais have made an approach for Inter defender Diego Godin, claim le10sport.com in France and Sky Sport Italia. Rennes are very ambitious and have already attempted to sign Sassuolo winger Jeremie Boga, who is also wanted by Napoli, Sevilla and Bayer Leverkusen. According to the French and Italian reports, Rennes have asked Inter about […]
Quartet set to leave as Chelsea look to balance books after Havertz swoop
Quartet set to leave as Chelsea look to balance books after…
Chelsea may offload four players to balance the books after completing another big money signing, according to a report. Kai Havertz became the most expensive signing of Chelsea’s busy transfer window on Friday night. The midfielder moves to Stamford Bridge for a fee in the region of £70m. With the Blues having already spent big […]
Karnezis on Ospina, Meret and Sokratis
Karnezis on Ospina, Meret and Sokratis
Orestis Karnezis explains why David Ospina is preferred to Alex Meret and backs Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos to do well at Napoli. The veteran goalkeeper completed his transfer to Lille yesterday, as part of the deal that took Victor Osimhen to the Stadio San Paolo. “I had two unforgettable years with Napoli, we won the […]
Quartet tipped to leave as Chelsea look to balance books after Havertz swoop
Quartet tipped to leave as Chelsea look to balance books…
Chelsea may offload four players to balance the books after completing another big money signing, according to a report. Kai Havertz became the most expensive signing of Chelsea’s busy transfer window on Friday night. The midfielder moves to Stamford Bridge for a fee in the region of £70m. With the Blues having already spent big […]
Three reasons revealed why Solskjaer prefers Upamecano over Koulibaly
Three reasons revealed why Solskjaer prefers Upamecano over…
Manchester United are set to push forward with plans to sign Dayot Upamecano before the window shuts, according to reports. According Monday’s Euro Paper Talk, United plan to strengthen their central defence as a priority this summer. As such, they have targeted the powerful and skilful RB Leipzig defender. The 21-year-old proved himself one of Europe’s […]
PM Conte: ‘Fans in stadiums inopportune’
PM Conte: ‘Fans in stadiums inopportune’
Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte shot down calls to allow season ticket holders into Serie A games as ‘inopportune’ during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are growing appeals to allow at least 1,000 supporters into stadiums, especially after Napoli, Parma and Sampdoria had similar numbers in the stands for pre-season friendlies. They all wore masks […]
Crotone set to close deal for Standard Liege striker Dragus
Crotone set to close deal for Standard Liege striker Dragus
After their recent promotion to Serie A, Crotone have focused on improving their squad on the transfer market. After signing Cigarini, Rispoli and Vulic, the rossoblu’ are close to completing a deal for Denis Dragus, a striker born in ’99 currently at Standard Liege. Dragus joined the Belgian club from Vitorul and debuted in the […]
Paper Talk: Next four Man Utd targets named as new £50m winger is linked
Paper Talk: Next four Man Utd targets named as new £50m…
Manchester United still plan to make four more signings before the window shuts and have a new £50m winger target, while Arsenal have proposed a tempting swap deal to Atletico Madrid, according to Saturday’s paper gossip. DWIGHT MCNEIL ON UNITED WISH-LIST Manchester United are ready to continue spending big this summer – and plan […]
Allan states his aims as Brazil star seals big-money Everton transfer
Allan states his aims as Brazil star seals big-money Everton…
Brazil international Allan has claimed he is “immensely happy” after becoming Everton’s first signing of the summer. The 29-year-old midfielder is reunited with Toffees boss Carlo Ancelotti, with whom he worked at the Serie A club. He has signed a three-year contract for an initial fee believed to be around £21.7million. Allan, who featured in […]