Author Archives: James Grundy
Rog down to Sevilla details
Rog down to Sevilla details
Marko Rog’s agent will meet Napoli to finalise his transfer to Sevilla, on loan with option to buy for €15m plus bonuses. According to Spanish newspaper Marca, the Croatia international’s representative Fali Ramadani will work out the details on Wednesday. Sevilla are expected to sign Rog on loan with option to buy at the end […]
Napoli plan Ancelotti renewal?
Napoli plan Ancelotti renewal?
Napoli are reportedly planning to extend Carlo Ancelotti’s contract and have been impressed by his son Davide. According to Il Mattino, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has ‘a clear and very ambitious project’ for the club with Ancelotti at the helm. The Coach only signed a three-year contract with the Partenopei last summer and has […]
Exclusive: Barella-Nandez deal, Inter meet Cagliari, Boca directors arrive in Milan
Exclusive: Barella-Nandez deal, Inter meet Cagliari, Boca…
22 January at 16:10 Inter are finalizing the signing of Cagliari midfielder Nicolò Barella. The Italian midfielder has a price-tag of € 50 million but Inter want to lower his price adding some players in the deal. Calciomercato.com exclusively revealed the details of the last meeting between Inter and Cagliari last week and today, Marotta and […]
Zapata suffers thigh injury
Zapata suffers thigh injury
Milan defender Cristian Zapata risks at least a month out after suffering a thigh injury. Zapata pulled up just 14 minutes into Milan’s 2-0 win at Genoa on Monday, and the Rossoneri have since confirmed the Colombian ‘injured the biceps femoris muscle in his right thigh’. Furthermore he will undergo more tests in two weeks’ […]
Is this the real reason Maurizio Sarri attacked his players?
Is this the real reason Maurizio Sarri attacked his players?
Maurizio Sarri came out and spoke to the press after the defeat to Arsenal at the weekend in his native Italian, so the force of his words was not diluted. What the manager said was stark in its clarity, and surprising in its directness. He blamed the players, and called them “difficult to motivate.” “Do […]
Genoa-Milan, media praise ‘vital’ Donnarumma and ‘giant’ Bakayoko
Genoa-Milan, media praise ‘vital’ Donnarumma…
22 January at 13:55 Milan registered their second straight win in Serie A, in their first league appearance since the winter break. Fabio Borini and Suso scored the goals that saw Milan win their game in hand and climb to fourth in the table, leapfrogging Roma and Lazio in the process. Milan were without Gonzalo […]
Napoli and Liverpool on alert as Lazio’s Immobile hits out at Inzaghi and teammates
Napoli and Liverpool on alert as Lazio’s Immobile…
22 January at 14:25 Lazio fell to a 2-1 defeat to Napoli at the weekend, in a match marred by the somewhat harsh dismissal of Lazio centre-back Francesco Acerbi. Video replays of the game show Jose Callejon breaking the rules, simulating, or diving, to earn Lazio’s defender a 2nd yellow. Acerbi made no contact with […]
Transfer news: Spurs-Real Madrid track opens for Rodriguez-Eriksen swap
Transfer news: Spurs-Real Madrid track opens for Rodriguez-Eriksen…
22 January at 12:30 According to what has been reported by the British media, Real Madrid are attempting to convince their Colombian playmaker, James Rodriguez, to make a move to Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur. James has been a target of Juventus, Arsenal and Napoli in recent weeks but now it appears as though Spurs […]
Napoli news, PSG still keen on signing Allan
Napoli news, PSG still keen on signing Allan
22 January at 12:55 According to La Gazzetta dello Sport PSG remain in the hunt for Napoli star Allan. Napoli have previously set the asking price for the Brazilian midfielder at €100m, but in now looks as if €80m may be enough tempt them into selling. Aurelio De Laurentiis, the Napoli owner and Chairman has […]
Frosinone slam ‘peasant’ ADL
Frosinone slam ‘peasant’ ADL
Frosinone have slammed ‘peasant’ Aurelio De Laurentiis for his criticism of the club and ‘won’t accept advice from someone who’s won practically nothing.’ The Napoli President accused Frosinone of being ‘already relegated’ when they were promoted to Serie A last summer, as well as ‘not drawing fans, interest or broadcasters’, while urging Serie A to […]