Author Archives: James Grundy
Like Hamsik, Napoli could lose Mertens to China
Like Hamsik, Napoli could lose Mertens to China
26 February at 17:40 Dries Mertens’ future with Napoli is truly hanging in the balance. Mertens turns 32 in May and currently has a contract expiring in 2020 with the Neapolitan club. Proposals reportedly came last summer and during January to take Mertens, like his former Napoli teammate Marek Hamsik, to the Chinese Super League. […]
Juventus, Miralem Pjanic trains on squad rest day
Juventus, Miralem Pjanic trains on squad rest day
26 February at 17:00 After Sunday’s 1-0 win over Bologna, Juventus are beginning to prepare for Sunday’s match against Napoli; which promises to be one of the most exciting fixtures of the season so far. Juventus have not looked as confident in recent weeks as they perhaps were at the start of the season and, […]
What Maurizio Sarri said to Kepa Arrizabalaga in dressing room battering
What Maurizio Sarri said to Kepa Arrizabalaga in dressing…
Shortly after the defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, Maurizio Sarri gave Kepa Arrizabalaga a dressing-down following his disgraceful actions on the pitch during the game. The Spain international brushed off a substitution – one he had orchestrated himself by going down with an injury – by Sarri in the dying minutes of […]
Sarri: I could drop Kepa
Sarri: I could drop Kepa
Maurizio Sarri has confirmed that he could drop Kepa Arrizabalaga for Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. Kepa was fined a week’s wages by Chelsea after the goalkeeper refused to be substituted during a cup final on Sunday, and Sarri admitted ‘I need to send a message to my group’ ahead of […]
Official: Napoli buy Meret & Karnezis
Official: Napoli buy Meret & Karnezis
Udinese have announced that goalkeepers Alex Meret and Orestis Karnezis have signed for Napoli permanently. Meret and Karnezis joined Napoli last summer on loan with obligations to buy, and a statement released by Udinese on Tuesday confirmed options to make both deals permanent were exercised on February 1. The same also applies to Sampdoria and […]
Wanda Nara set to reject €7m wage proposal from Inter for Icardi
Wanda Nara set to reject €7m wage proposal from Inter…
26 February at 14:30 The Mauro Icardi ‘situation’ continues to unfold as negotiations drag on and tensions continue to rise between the club and Icardi and his wife-agent Wanda Nara. Icardi has been dropped from the Inter Milan squad for a reported ‘knee injury’; yet the Argentine was also stripped of his captaincy before the […]
Juve & Napoli in for Icardi?
Juve & Napoli in for Icardi?
Inter striker Mauro Icardi reportedly wants to stay in Italy, opening the door to Juventus and Napoli. According to Corriere dello Sport, Icardi’s family have invested in northern Italian property and ‘don’t intend’ to leave the peninsula. The newspaper explains the Argentine is now ‘weighing up solutions’ to stay in Serie A, which could let […]
Icardi wants Serie A stay: Juve or Napoli the next destinations?
Icardi wants Serie A stay: Juve or Napoli the next destinations?
26 February at 10:25 Mauro Icardi wants to stay in Serie A if he leaves Inter, Il Corriere dello Sport reports. The Argentinean has been training apart from the rest of the group for the last two weeks after that the board decided to remove him as the team’s captain. ‘Maurito’ underwent medical tests at his knee […]
Chelsea fine Kepa for Sarri feud
Chelsea fine Kepa for Sarri feud
Chelsea have fined Kepa Arrizabalaga a week’s wages after he disobeyed manager Maurizio Sarri during the EFL Cup Final on Sunday. Kepa refused Sarri’s calls to be substituted before Chelsea’s penalty shootout against Manchester City and it had been reported that the goalkeeper would avoid punishment. Nonetheless, the Blues have now decided to take action […]
Cristiano Ronaldo is HELPING Napoli – Why Carlo Ancelotti has THANKED Juventus star
Cristiano Ronaldo is HELPING Napoli – Why Carlo Ancelotti…
Juventus sit top of Serie A, 13 points clear of rivals Napoli with Cristiano Ronaldo[1] in a rich vein of form, bagging 19 goals and assists in the league. The Old Lady recorded their third league win on the trot with a 1-0 triumph over Bologna on Sunday, while Napoli put in a convincing display […]