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Everton in Allan and Lozano double deal
Everton in Allan and Lozano double deal
Napoli are hoping Everton will do a package deal for both Allan and Hirving Lozano, claim France Football, which could cost in the region of €70-80m. Carlo Ancelotti’s interest in the two Napoli players is no secret, while the Partenopei are not particularly eager to keep either of them after a disappointing season. According to […]
Petagna ‘can’t wait’ for Napoli chance
Petagna ‘can’t wait’ for Napoli chance
Andrea Petagna “can’t wait” to play for Napoli, even if he did ask to postpone his transfer until the summer so he could help SPAL survive in Serie A. The centre-forward has already completed his transfer to Napoli for €17m, but was allowed to remain at SPAL on loan for the rest of the season. […]
Cellino: ‘Promised Tonali could choose’
Cellino: ‘Promised Tonali could choose’
Sandro Tonali will be allowed to choose which club he joins next, said Brescia President Massimo Cellino. “I made him a promise.” The midfielder turns 20 next month and is in his debut Serie A season, having helped the club to promotion from Serie B last term. He has been linked with everyone from Juventus, […]
Suarez: ‘Strongest interest from Lazio’
Suarez: ‘Strongest interest from Lazio’
Watford-owned Luis Suarez confirms “the strongest interest is from Lazio, but also Atletico Madrid and Valencia” once his Real Zaragoza loan ends. The 22-year-old Colombian centre-forward came up through the Watford youth academy and had loan spells at Valladolid, Gimnastic and currently Real Zaragoza. He has scored 17 goals in 29 La Liga 2 games […]
Bonaventura leaning towards Torino
Bonaventura leaning towards Torino
Giacomo Bonaventura is leaning towards Torino for his next destination, as Milan will not renew his contract. The 30-year-old midfielder also has interest from Fiorentina, Napoli and Atalanta, but Tuttosport maintain he has given Toro first option. He joined Milan in 2014, but the last couple of seasons have been dominated by injury problems. That […]
Barcelona go big for Tonali
Barcelona go big for Tonali
Barcelona are prepared to offer €60m plus two young players in order to poach Sandro Tonali from Brescia, claims the Corriere della Sera newspaper. Tonali is already a known target for Juventus, Inter, Milan, Napoli, PSG, Manchester United and Chelsea, with a price-tag of at least €50m. However, according to the Corriere, Barcelona are eager […]
UEFA, Official: Qualification for next season’s European cups based on current league table if season isn’t completed
UEFA, Official: Qualification for next season’s European…
23 April at 17:00 UEFA have officially announced that, should domestic leagues not be finished before the August deadline, national federations will choose the clubs that will qualify to next season’s European competitions. The announcement details how the national federations must choose clubs on the basis of sporting merit in this season, with the procedure […]
UEFA: ‘Sporting merit essential’
UEFA: ‘Sporting merit essential’
UEFA’s guidelines urge domestic leagues to complete their season, either regularly or with a “different format,” but eligibility for Champions and Europa League should be decided “on sporting merit.” The statement was released after three days of various videoconference meetings between the 55 member states. “As a result of representations made by the football authorities […]
UEFA to accept current league standings if 2019/20 not finished by August 3
UEFA to accept current league standings if 2019/20 not finished…
UEFA have decided that Europe’s 2019/20 season must finish before August 3. European football’s governing body are keen to have the remainder of the campaign played out on the pitch, but in the event of that being impossible they have reached a decision on how to end the season. In a videoconference on Thursday, it […]