Author Archives: James Grundy
Forza Italian Football Podcast LIVE | Serie A 2018/19 season preview
Forza Italian Football Podcast LIVE | Serie A 2018/19 season…
A new Serie A season is coming and your favourite Italian football podcast is here to look ahead at what is to come in 2018/19. Host and Editor-in-Chief Conor Clancy is flanked by his reliable southern hemisphere duo of Vito Doria and Nicholas Carroll as they excitedly discuss what lies ahead in Italian football. Be […]
Sarri admits regret on not signing prime striking target for Chelsea
Sarri admits regret on not signing prime striking target…
Chelsea underwent significant changes over the course of the summer, as Maurizio Sarri arrived from Napoli to rejuvenate the squad. The last few weeks of the window proved to be busy for the new Blues boss, with Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic drafted in to bolster the ranks in central midfield and a world-record sum for […]
Sampdoria set to win race for Napoli defender Tonelli
Sampdoria set to win race for Napoli defender Tonelli
Napoli defender Lorenzo Tonelli looks set to end his association with the club he joined two years ago, with the centre-back set to move north to fellow Serie A side Sampdoria. The ex-Empoli stopper followed coach Maurizio Sarri to the Stadio San Paolo in the summer of 2016 for €10 million, but never managed to […]
Napoli consider move for ex-Fiorentina man Tatarusanu
Napoli consider move for ex-Fiorentina man Tatarusanu
Former Fiorentina shotstopper Ciprian Tatarusanu could be heading back to Serie A with Napoli considering a move for the Romanian to ease the goalkeeping crisis at the Stadio San Paolo. After Pepe Reina had moved onto AC Milan during the summer, the Partenopei brought in Italian youngster Alex Meret from Udinese, but will be missing […]
Chelsea veteran assured of place within Sarri’s plans
Chelsea veteran assured of place within Sarri’s plans
Chelsea have undergone further changes this summer with the appointment of Maurizio Sarri, who arrives from Napoli with fresh ideas and a lot to improve upon at Stamford Bridge. The spell under the Italian got off to a decent start on Saturday following a 3-0 victory over Huddersfield Town, where new signing Jorginho scored from […]
Tonelli closer to Cagliari
Tonelli closer to Cagliari
Napoli defender Lorenzo Tonelli is reportedly moving closer to a move to Cagliari, but the formula of the transfer still has to be defined. The centre-back joined the Partenopei from Empoli in the summer of 2016, but he’s made only nine appearances since then. The Isolani are keen to offer him an escape route, and […]
AC Milan new signing set for summer exit?
AC Milan new signing set for summer exit?
13 August at 17:35 As the transfer market is coming to an end, Milan are sorting all their cards and apparently Leonardo will send out either Ivan Strinic or Cristian Zapata. The Colombian has been with the Rossoneri since 2012, however Strinic just signed for Milan before the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Croatian […]
Parma swoop for Napoli pair?
Parma swoop for Napoli pair?
Parma are closing in on a double swoop for Napoli pair Roberto Inglese and Alberto Grassi, according to Sky Sport italia. The duo played key roles in last season’s Serie A relegation battle, with Inglese firing 13 goals to keep Chievo up and Grassi playing 28 times in SPAL’s midfield. The broadcaster adds Parma have […]
Willian admits that only one thing stopped him from leaving Chelsea this summer
Willian admits that only one thing stopped him from leaving…
Chelsea winger Willian has confessed that there’s “no chance” he would still be at Chelsea if the Blues had stuck with Antonio Conte for another season. It was pretty obvious from their body language that the Brazilian and his erstwhile manager weren’t getting on, and that’s been confirmed by quotes from Willian since. Goal.com[1] are among the sites […]
Ancelotti to tactically evolve Napoli squad
Ancelotti to tactically evolve Napoli squad
New Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti is reportedly planning to overhaul the Partenopei in a tactical sense as they prepare for their first Serie A campaign since the departure of Maurizio Sarri to Chelsea. The Ciucciarelli have suffered a couple of embarrassing losses including a 5-0 humiliation from English club Liverpool[1] as well as a 3-1 […]