Author Archives: James Grundy
Napoli ‘still talking’ for Kouame
Napoli ‘still talking’ for Kouame
Napoli are reportedly still trying to thrash out a deal for Genoa striker Christian Kouame. Genoa seemed to confirm Kouame was heading to Napoli on Monday, but Sky Sport Italia claims a meeting between the two clubs in Rome ‘didn’t lead to a definitive agreement’. Nonetheless, the broadcaster maintains the Partenopei remain in pole position […]
Maurizio Sarri demands “final assault” for striker despite “rising tension” with Chelsea board
Maurizio Sarri demands “final assault” for striker despite…
Things aren’t right at Chelsea at the moment. Results are going the wrong way, fans are unhappy, and the club’s brightest young talent Callum Hudson-Odoi could be heading out the door. Even worse, we still don’t have a striker who can find the net consistently. So it’s no wonder that Fabrizio Romano, writing for Calcio […]
Major Spanish paper reports Chelsea are hours away from completing deal for first January signing
Major Spanish paper reports Chelsea are hours away from…
We are at that time of the year when transfer stories go around in circles and Chelsea chase of a new striker takes us into another merry-go-round of rumors. Chelsea are reportedly closing in on the signing of Juventus striker on loan at AC Milan Gonzalo Higuain. Only a few days ago, Calciomercato[1] reported the […]
Liverpool enter race for Chelsea target Nicolo Barella
Liverpool enter race for Chelsea target Nicolo Barella
Liverpool and Inter Milan have both joined the race to sign Chelsea target Nicolo Barella, the Express[1] reports. Jurgen Klopp will be keen to bolster his side in the January transfer window as they hope to continue their bid for the Premier League title this season. Chelsea target Barella is the latest player to have […]
Koulibaly left-back in best African XI
Koulibaly left-back in best African XI
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly has been included in the best African XI of 2018 – at left-back. Koulibaly was not even nominated for the African Player of the Year award, which was ultimately won by Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. The Senegal centre-back features in the CAF’s best XI instead, although he must make do with playing on […]
Exclusive: rising tension between Sarri and Chelsea as Marina Granovskaia puts Higuain transfer on hold
Exclusive: rising tension between Sarri and Chelsea as Marina…
09 January at 11:10 Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is desperate to reunite with his former striker Gonzalo Higuain in the January transfer window but the Blues’ Director Marina Granovskaia has put the Argentinean’s transfer on hold.Our transfer pundit Fabrizio Romano can exclusively reveal that Sarri is pushing to finalize the deal in the January transfer […]
Chelsea transfer news: Blues target Gonzalo Higuain told by AC Milan to focus on football
Chelsea transfer news: Blues target Gonzalo Higuain told…
Higuain, 31, joined Milan on a season-long loan from Juventus in July following the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin but has struggled to settle at the San Siro. The former Napoli player ended his two-month goal-scoring drought before the winter break with the winner against SPAL, bringing his tally to six goals in 15 […]
Psg in €100 million Allan bid?
Psg in €100 million Allan bid?
09 January at 09:45 Paris-Saint-Germain are strongly interested in signing Napoli ace Allan and according to Il Mattino, the Partenopei could receive an offer in the region of € 100 million in the January transfer window. According to the report, the offer of Psg could be close to € 90 million with a minimum € […]
Bayern Munich confirm signing of Liverpool and Man Utd target, admit interest in Chelsea starlet
Bayern Munich confirm signing of Liverpool and Man Utd target,…
09 January at 10:00 France World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard will be playing for Bayern Munich from next season, the Germans’ director of football Hasan Salihamidzic revealed on Wednesday. “I can confirm that the player will be joining the team on the 1st of July”, Salihamidzic said. “He has signed a five-year deal”. Manchester United, […]
Official: Napoli miss out on Pavard
Official: Napoli miss out on Pavard
Napoli have missed out on Benjamin Pavard as Bayern Munich confirm the France defender will join them from Stuttgart this summer. Pavard has been linked with Napoli in recent weeks but despite their reported interest in the 22-year-old, Joseph Mohan made it clear on Monday that the Partenopei were not his priority. That was followed by […]