Author Archives: James Grundy
Mertens: ‘Juve unconvincing’
Mertens: ‘Juve unconvincing’
Dries Mertens insists Napoli are still in for the Scudetto, as “Juventus haven’t entirely convinced me yet,” discusses his future and missing Maurizio Sarri. The Partenopei are already six points adrift of the leaders after losing the head-to-head in Turin 2-1, despite having taken the lead with Mertens. “It was a very unlucky game, but […]
Skriniar: ‘Inter? I would be happy to stay here forever…’
Skriniar: ‘Inter? I would be happy to stay here forever…’
14 October at 09:30 Inter defender Milan Skriniar spoke about the nerazzurri, here is what he had to say on the matter as he spoke to Idnes (via SportMediaset): ” How much are you worth? I have no idea, I really don’t know anything about transfer prices. I know that the amounts that are being mentioned are huge but who knows if it is even true, let’s see. Inter Milan? […]
Chelsea join Piatek race
Chelsea join Piatek race
The Sunday Express claim that Maurizio Sarri and Chelsea have joined the race for Genoa’s Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek. The 23-year-old has scored 14 goals in 10 games this season for club and country. He has been unstoppable since moving to Genoa for just €4.5m and his price-tag is now closer to €50m. Piatek – […]
Why Chelsea should let last year’s signing join Napoli
Why Chelsea should let last year’s signing join Napoli
Davide Zappacosta has been linked with an exit from Chelsea again, this time with Napoli the team apparently interested. The Italian right back joined from Torino on deadline day last year, and made a fair number of appearances last season. At various points he won the first choice spot in Antonio Conte’s formation, and at other times […]
Liverpool Receive Positive Update Regarding Their £57m Target: Klopp Should Get This Deal Done
Liverpool Receive Positive Update Regarding Their £57m…
A blistering start of the season has emanated Liverpool as potential title contenders, but a barren run upfront along with lack of artistry in the middle of the park have handed Reds boss Jurgen Klopp some early worries. The defensive conundrum seems to have sorted out following the arrival of Alisson in goal and Virgil […]
Probable line-ups: Poland-Italy
Probable line-ups: Poland-Italy
Italy seem set to make only one change against Poland in the Nations League tonight, with Lorenzo Pellegrini replacing Nicolò Barella. It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT). With their meeting in Bologna last month ending 1-1 and both subsequently losing to Portugal, this is a head-to-head in order to avoid being relegated […]
Mancini: Losing to Poland would not be the end of the world
Mancini: Losing to Poland would not be the end of the world
Italy are at risk of being relegated from League A of the UEFA Nations League and need to avoid defeat away to Poland on Sunday but Azzurri boss Roberto Mancini doesn’t appear overly concerned by the threat of dropping down a grade. A draw with Poland and a defeat to Portugal leaves Italy bottom of Group […]
De Laurentiis keen to use Napoli’s Poles to lure Piatek south
De Laurentiis keen to use Napoli’s Poles to lure Piatek south
Krzysztof Piatek has taken Serie A by storm so far this season and with nine goals in just seven appearances for Genoa, he is already attracting the attention of Italy and Europe’s top clubs. Napoli are one of those reportedly interested in the Pole’s services, and Aurelio De Laurentiis is keen to bring him to […]
Napoli lawyer: ‘Red Star risk big’
Napoli lawyer: ‘Red Star risk big’
Napoli lawyer Mattia Grassani said Paris Saint-Germain risk very little in a match-fixing investigation, but Red Star Belgrade could be in dire trouble. French newspaper L’Equipe reported UEFA had opened an investigation after a Red Star Belgrade director prepared to place a €5m bet on his side losing by five goals. They are in the […]
Never mind Ronaldo, Insigne is on the Fifa19 cover in Naples…
Never mind Ronaldo, Insigne is on the Fifa19 cover in Naples…
13 October at 22:40 Cristiano Ronaldo has received a lot of attention in Italy since his move to Juventus this past summer. Even so, this doesn’t seem to be the case in Naples. It seems like the Fifa19 game is being sold in some areas of Naples with Lorenzo Insigne as the cover man instead of Juve’s Ronaldo. This is pretty interesting as Lorenzo Insigne is a fan favorite in the […]