Author Archives: James Grundy
Chelsea news: Jorginho agent makes SHOCK claim about Man City move
Chelsea news: Jorginho agent makes SHOCK claim about Man…
The player and City had reached an agreement, but the transfer fell through after the Premier League champions and Napoli failed to settle on a deal. This allowed the Blues to step in, picking up the Italian for £57m. “It was all done with Jorginho,” agent Joao Santos told Kiss Kiss Napoli. “There was an […]
Perisic stalls Portugal
Perisic stalls Portugal
Portugal, who face Italy in the Nations League on Monday, played a 1-1 friendly draw with Croatia in which Ivan Perisic scored. The Azzurri begin their UEFA Nations League campaign tomorrow evening against Poland at the Stadio Dall’Ara, then travel to Lisbon to face Portugal on Monday. Meanwhile, the Euro 2016 winners took on 2018 […]
Maradona job in Mexico
Maradona job in Mexico
Former Napoli legend Diego Armando Maradona is on the move again, as he has officially been appointed Coach of Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa. The Argentina hero was only given the role of President of Belarus side Dinamo Brest on July 1, but has taken on another role already. Mexican second division team Dorados de […]
Albiol: Juventus can’t expect 40 goals from Cristiano Ronaldo
Albiol: Juventus can’t expect 40 goals from Cristiano Ronaldo
Napoli centre-back Raul Albiol has reflected on former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival in Serie A, and asserted that the Juventus star would struggle to replicate his prolific form in Spain. The Portugal international completed a sensational switch to the Bianconeri in July, arriving in Serie A five years after Albiol departed Real Madrid […]
Bereszynski: ‘Watch Insigne’
Bereszynski: ‘Watch Insigne’
Poland and Sampdoria defender Bartosz Bereszynski warned teammates to “pay particular attention to Lorenzo Insigne” in the Nations League clash. It kicks off in Bologna on Friday at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), in the same group as Portugal. “I do know a lot about our opponents, but this mustn’t mean that I lower my […]
Mertens: ‘I talked to Ancelotti’
Mertens: ‘I talked to Ancelotti’
Dries Mertens assures Carlo Ancelotti confirmed he will “play more regularly” for Napoli as the season wears on. Since taking over from Maurizio Sarri, Ancelotti has largely dropped Mertens to the bench, preferring Arkadiusz Milik as a more traditional centre-forward. “It’s quite simple. I came back late from the World Cup, I spoke to the […]
Brzeczek: ‘Italy and Poland reboot’
Brzeczek: ‘Italy and Poland reboot’
Poland Coach Jerzy Brzeczek makes his debut against Italy in the Nations League and feels “both are in a similar situation.” The opening game of a group that also includes Portugal will kick off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT) in Bologna on Friday. “It is my first game and we will start a new […]
Jorginho’s agent: “A deal was in place with Manchester City…”
Jorginho’s agent: “A deal was in place with…
06 September at 20:05 Jorginho was very close to joining Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City this past summer but in the end, he moved from Napoli to Chelsea instead. The Italian star decided to follow now ex-Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri to London as they both have a great understanding between one another. Jorginho’s agent had this to say on the matter as he spoke to Radio Kiss Kiss: “Manchester City? Yes a deal was done. There was an agreement with them but Man City and Napoli […]
Watch: Ghoulam is back training for Napoli
Watch: Ghoulam is back training for Napoli
06 September at 20:30 Faouzi Ghoulam has been injured for a while now (since last November) but the good news is that he is getting close to making his Napoli return. He is now back at training as Ghoulam was seen dribbling with a ball. This is great news for the player and for the club as the left-back has been one of Napoli’s best players over the past few seasons. You can watch a video on […]
Roma lose to Benevento
Roma lose to Benevento
A revamped Roma suffered a surprise 2-1 friendly defeat to Serie B outfit Benevento, with Roberto Insigne on target. The Giallorossi were missing 13 players on international duty, while Daniele De Rossi was rested, but they could still count on Javier Pastore, Federico Fazio and Stephan El Shaarawy. Riccardo Improta had a goal disallowed for […]