Author Archives: James Grundy
Injury scare for Milik
Injury scare for Milik
Napoli and Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik had another injury scare today when falling over at the Dolphinarium. The Poland squad was visiting the sea life centre ahead of their World Cup opener and Milik slipped on a puddle. It’s reported he fell heavily on to his hand and concerned his teammates, as was clearly in […]
Chelsea “have never called” Napoli about Maurizio Sarri
Chelsea “have never called” Napoli about Maurizio Sarri
Chelsea have not been in contact with Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis, according to quotes from the man himself carried on Football Italia[1]. The eccentric owner is a real live wire, and he relishes the attention of the summer spotlight when it falls on him. This is his favourite time of year, for that reason. “I […]
Report: Sarri wants these 2 Juve stars to sign for Chelsea
Report: Sarri wants these 2 Juve stars to sign for Chelsea
16 June at 15:35 Maurizio Sarri is getting closer and closer to Chelsea. The former Napoli coach already has an agreement with the London-based club, but he has not yet received the go-ahead from Aurelio De Laurentiis. Despite the fact that the clause of the Tuscan technician has expired, in fact, the number one […]
Napoli lock down Zielinski
Napoli lock down Zielinski
Napoli are expected to agree a new contract with Piotr Zielinski, which wipes out the €65m release clause, as he is considered “untouchable.” President Aurelio De Laurentiis declared in today’s edition of the Corriere dello Sport newspaper that there were three “untouchable” players in the Partenopei squad – Kalidou Koulibaly, Marko Rog and Zielinski. According […]
Chelsea’s double transfer blow as prime midfielder targets taken off the table
Chelsea’s double transfer blow as prime midfielder targets…
Transfer news coming out of Italy has given Chelsea a double blow. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Napoli are very close to agreeing a deal to buy Fabian Ruiz from Betis for his release clause of €30m. This will allow them to sanction the sale of Jorginho to Manchester City, where he looks worryingly like another piece […]
Di Laurentiis gives updates on Jorginho to City and Sarri to Chelsea
Di Laurentiis gives updates on Jorginho to City and Sarri…
16 June at 12:35 Napoli president Aurelio di Laurentiis has given updates regarding Jorginho’s move to Manchester City and on Maurizio Sarri’s links with Chelsea. In an interview that Di Laurentiis gave recently to Corriere dello Sport, the Italian gave updates about Maurizio Sarri’s links with Chelsea and Jorginho’s move to Manchester City. Regarding Jorginho, di Laurentiis said: “I talked on Thursday to the executives […]
Sarri to Chelsea with Zola?
Sarri to Chelsea with Zola?
Chelsea hope to appoint Maurizio Sarri on Monday with Gianfranco Zola as director of sport, according to multiple reports. In today’s edition of the Corriere dello Sport, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis insisted he had not received any calls from Chelsea, but would be “reasonable” if they did ask to terminate his contract. Although the […]
Lobotka: ‘Negotiating with Napoli’
Lobotka: ‘Negotiating with Napoli’
Stanislav Lobotka confirms he has “been in contact with Napoli for a long time, but we are still negotiating and there is an English club too.” The 23-year-old Celta Vigo midfielder is widely expected to make the switch to the Stadio San Paolo for just under the €35m release clause. “I will never announce a […]
Napoli request Cech on loan
Napoli request Cech on loan
Napoli could request veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech on loan from Arsenal, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. The 36-year-old is another name on the growing list of potential goalkeepers for the Stadio San Paolo. President Aurelio De Laurentiis named PSG shot-stopper Alphonse Areola, Real Madrid’s Keylor Navas and Alex Meret of Udinese as targets […]
Napoli eye move for Arsenal’s Cech
Napoli eye move for Arsenal’s Cech
16 June at 10:35 Reports from Gazzetta dello Sport say that Napoli have opened up a possibility of signing Petr Cech from Arsenal this summer. Cech has been a regular at Arsenal since his arrival from Chelsea in the summer of 2015. This past season, the goalkeeper appeared in 34 Premier League games for the Gunners and […]