Author Archives: James Grundy
The records Ronaldo can break at Juventus this season
The records Ronaldo can break at Juventus this season
18 November at 12:45 Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Juventus this summer and is already showing everyone the quality he possesses. In 12 appearances in Serie A, the Portuguese phenomenon scored 8 goals and assisted another 5. He can also break various records with Juventus and we present you with some of the most notable ones. If he continues with his goalscoring form, Ronaldo can become the […]
Tonali: ‘I’d prefer to stay in Italy’
Tonali: ‘I’d prefer to stay in Italy’
Brescia sensation Sandro Tonali made an important revelation about his future. “I’d prefer to stay in Italy.” The midfielder, who some are calling the ‘New Andrea Pirlo’, has just received his first senior Azzurri call-up at the age of 18 thanks to his performances in Serie B and the Under-21 side. He has been linked […]
Ex-Napoli man: ‘I was forced to sign with Bournemouth with a punch’
Ex-Napoli man: ‘I was forced to sign with Bournemouth…
18 November at 11:45 A shocking confession. Jonathan De Guzman, former Napoli and Chievo midfielder, now at Eintracht Frankfurt, spoke to the media on a particular episode from his career at the San Paolo. “The Bournemouth offer? GIuntoli really got angry. His assistant told me: ‘Listen, if you do not sign, we will get very angry. If you do not sign you […]
David Ospina’s father addresses Arsenal future
David Ospina’s father addresses Arsenal future
David Ospina’s father has revealed that Napoli are hoping to turn the Colombian’s original loan move from Arsenal into a permanent transfer in the summer, football.london[1] report. The 30-year-old was one of several first-team stars allowed to leave the Emirates temporarily in the summer under new boss Unai Emery. However, after a positive start to […]
Man Utd €90m Koulibaly bid rebuffed
Man Utd €90m Koulibaly bid rebuffed
Manchester United are determined to sign Kalidou Koulibaly, but Napoli rejected a €90m proposal, claim Italian and English papers. The 27-year-old Senegal international has just been nominated for the BBC African Player of the Year Award along with Juventus centre-back Medhi Benatia. Jose Mourinho is a huge admirer of K2 and several newspapers in England […]
Transfer News: Napoli set to buy-out Arsenal loanee
Transfer News: Napoli set to buy-out Arsenal loanee
18 November at 11:30 He arrived as an emergency solution with the aim of compensating for the arm injury suffered by Alex Meret in the summer, but David Ospina took very little time to convince everyone and above all Ancelotti about who should be the number one goalkeeper at the San Paolo. Convincing performances, experience and leadership have led to the fact that Napoli are now seriously considering to buy out […]
Mancini: ‘This Italy can play’
Mancini: ‘This Italy can play’
Roberto Mancini insisted “this Italy team proved it can play football and do it well. We’ve been able to progress faster than expected.” The Azzurri dominated for over an hour, but failed to make their chances count and the 0-0 draw mathematically puts Portugal into the Nations League Final Four. “We pinned them back and […]
Koulibaly and Benatia up for award
Koulibaly and Benatia up for award
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Juventus defender Medhi Benatia are two of the five candidates for BBC African Footballer of the Year. There are two Serie A representatives in the shortlist announced this weekend. Napoli centre-back Koulibaly has gone from strength to strength over the last 12 months, going close to the Scudetto with a new […]
De Guzman: ‘Napoli director punched me’
De Guzman: ‘Napoli director punched me’
Jonathan De Guzman launched an extraordinary attack on Napoli, accusing the chief medic of derailing his career and director Cristiano Giuntoli of punching him. Now at Eintracht Frankfurt, the 31-year-old was owned by Napoli from 2014 to 2017, but spent much of that on loan to Carpi and Chievo. He ultimately made only 36 competitive […]
Italy Player Ratings v Portugal
Italy Player Ratings v Portugal
The Azzurri failed to score against Portugal and ended their Nations League campaign, but who impressed and disappointed in the Football Italia Player Ratings? Words: Ciro Di Brita – @Ciruzzo36 Gianluigi Donnarumma – 7 Untroubled in the first half. Got down sharply to palm over a strong William Carvalho effort in the second. Alessandro Florenzi […]