Author Archives: James Grundy
Four-match ban for Radu
Four-match ban for Radu
Lazio defender Stefan Radu has been banned for four Coppa Italia games after his show of dissent to the referee against Inter on Thursday. The FIGC’s sporting judiciary ruled on Friday that Radu was befitting of the punishment as ‘after the penalty was awarded to the opposing team, he vehemently contested the decision of the […]
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri sent warning by Jamie Carragher: ‘He should be worried’
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri sent warning by Jamie Carragher:…
Chelsea news: Maurizio Sarri has been told he should be worried by Jamie Carragher (Pic: GETTY) That is the verdict of Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher. Chelsea have faltered of late, slipping out of the top four for the first time all season after a series of poor results. After a terrific start to the season, […]
Transfer news: High demand for Napoli star from PSG, Barca and Premier League
Transfer news: High demand for Napoli star from PSG, Barca…
01 February at 20:45 According to what has been reported by Il Mattino, PSG, Barcelona and various Premier League clubs, most likely Chelsea and Manchester United, are all very keen on signing Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly. Koulibaly has been a stand-out star for Napoli and has come to the attention of many for being one of […]
Agent of Juve and Napoli target: ‘He is happy and focused at Genoa’
Agent of Juve and Napoli target: ‘He is happy and…
01 February at 20:00 Genoa lost one striker this transfer window, with Krzysztof Piatek joining AC Milan for a figure of around €35m. However, the Rossoblu kept hold of Juventus and Napoli target Christian Kouame. Kouame, 21, has been an influential part of Genoa’s set-up this season and his agent, Michelangelo Minieri, spoke to SportItalia about his […]
Juve president Agnelli makes stern visit to training
Juve president Agnelli makes stern visit to training
01 February at 19:40 Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, according to what has been reported, went to Juventus training on Thursday morning; after Juve’s 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in Bergamo in the Coppa Italia the night before. Agnelli’s visit, however, was not out of courtesy and was instead to remind everyone at the club of their […]
Sarri rules out Jorginho move
Sarri rules out Jorginho move
Maurizio Sarri has ruled out moving Ngolo Kante back into Jorginho’s deep-lying role and urged Chelsea fans to give Gonzalo Higuain time. Many have put Chelsea’s problems under Sarri down to Jorginho replacing Kante as their holding player, while Higuain remains without a goal for Chelsea after two appearances. “Could Kante play in the Jorginho […]
Genoa sporting director: ‘Napoli held talks for Piatek, but we didn’t want to sell’
Genoa sporting director: ‘Napoli held talks for Piatek,…
01 February at 17:55 Genoa sporting director Giorgio Perinetti has revealed that while Napoli had held talks for Krzysztof Piatek, they never matched their valuation for the new AC Milan signing. Perinetti was recently talking to Radio Marte about the player and he said: “There was a chat between Preziosi and De Laurentiis for Piatek, but […]
Sarri: Sticking with Chelsea ‘Plan A’
Sarri: Sticking with Chelsea ‘Plan A’
Maurizio Sarri admits the Chelsea job is harder than he thought but insists ‘we need to lose matches’ and that he is sticking with ‘Plan A’. Sarri accused his Chelsea players of not adjusting to his ‘Sarri-ball’ style after their 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Bournemouth on Tuesday, while the former Napoli boss has […]
Italy call up Quagliarella
Italy call up Quagliarella
Sampdoria veteran Fabio Quagliarella has been called up to a two-day Italy training camp ahead of next month’s Euro 2020 qualifiers. Although not an official squad, Quagliarella is selected by an Italy CT for the first time since October 2015, while the striker’s last cap came five years before that. The 36-year-old is Serie A’s […]