Author Archives: James Grundy
Napoli eye Arsenal’s Torreira in January
Napoli eye Arsenal’s Torreira in January
16 December at 09:20 Italian Serie A giants Napoli are eyeing a move for English Premier League outfit Arsenal’s midfielder Lucas Torreira in the January transfer window, as per Gazzetta dello Sport cited by Calciomercato.com. The Naples-based club have been in the market to sign a player who can bolster their midfield for the rest […]
Serie A sides await Champions League and Europa League fate
Serie A sides await Champions League and Europa League fate
Serie A’s European representatives are awaiting their European fate this Monday morning ahead of the Champions League and Europa League knockout round draws. Five teams in all – three in the Champions League and two in the Europa League – will be flying the tricolour. Juventus boast the advantage of having progressed as group leaders, […]
Report: Napoli offer €30m for Torreira
Report: Napoli offer €30m for Torreira
Napoli have reportedly offered to pay Arsenal €30m to bring Lucas Torreira back to Italy this winter. The Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the Partenopei have made an offer to bring the former Sampdoria midfielder to the San Paolo in January. According to the newspaper Napoli have offered to give back the same amount as […]
PODCAST: The Best Crap Derby in the World
PODCAST: The Best Crap Derby in the World
There was a surprise in the #FIFpod this week as Vito Doria and Kevin Pogorzelski were not joined by Conor Clancy in the host’s chair. Nevertheless, they soldiered on and even managed to go through Sampdoria’s win over Genoa in the Derby della Lanterna, Napoli’s defeat to Parma, and 120 years of AC Milan. Elsewhere, […]
ADL on Gattuso, Ancelotti and Ibra
ADL on Gattuso, Ancelotti and Ibra
Aurelio De Laurentiis discussed changing Napoli for Gennaro Gattuso, sacking Carlo Ancelotti, why Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not a priority and slamming the Inter door on Dries Mertens. The President spoke to reporters including Sky Sport Italia and Sportitalia while attending the Milan 120th anniversary celebrations. “I am totally in sync with Gattuso, who is a […]
Arsenal Midfielder Attracting Interest From Italy: Should The Gunners Let Him Leave?
Arsenal Midfielder Attracting Interest From Italy: Should…
According to Il Mattino[1], Napoli are weighing up a €25m move for Lucas Torreira. The Arsenal midfielder has been identified as a target for the Italian giants, who are willing to fork out the aforementioned fee, should they fail to sign him on a loan deal in the upcoming January transfer window. Napoli may, however, […]
Freddie Ljungberg tells Arsenal board to make managerial decision
Freddie Ljungberg tells Arsenal board to make managerial…
Arsenal interim boss Freddie Ljungberg has urged the Arsenal board to make a decision on the team’s next head coach. The Gunners were dismantled by Manchester City on Sunday afternoon, with Kevin De Bruyne the star of a dominant 3-0 win for the champions. Mikel Arteta, Manchester City’s assistant manager, is the current favourite for […]
De Leo: ‘Bologna are united’
De Leo: ‘Bologna are united’
Bologna assistant manager Emilio De Leo said the wild celebrations in their 2-1 win over Atalanta showed the “togetherness between the team and staff.” The Rossoblu pulled off a shock result, beating an Atalanta side that have reached the last 16 of the Champions League, with goals from Rodrigo Palacio and Andrea Poli. “There was […]
AC Milan frustrated by magnificent Pegolo
AC Milan frustrated by magnificent Pegolo
Sassuolo held AC Milan to a 0-0 draw at the Stadio San Siro on Sunday afternoon, as the hosts failed to take advantage of Napoli and Atalanta’s slip-ups that could have seen the Rossoneri closing in on a European spot. On the day of their 120th anniversary, the Stefano Pioli’s side simply couldn’t capitalise on […]