Author Archives: James Grundy
Napoli risk Ciciretti defeat?
Napoli risk Ciciretti defeat?
Napoli’s insistence on signing Amato Ciciretti as a free agent has reportedly left them at risk of missing out on the Benevento attacker. According to Il Mattino, Napoli are adamant Ciciretti will only arrive on a Bosman free transfer next summer, despite Benevento’s willingness to sell them the attacker for a low fee. However, the […]
Calciomercato Players to watch in January
Calciomercato Players to watch in January
20 December at 10:00 Last week we took a look at the expected January shopping list for the top clubs in Italy, but which Serie A players will dominate the transfer headlines? It will be interesting to see if the trend of top players staying in Italy continues, and considering how tight the races for […]
Napoli target Bologna pair?
Napoli target Bologna pair?
Napoli are reportedly targeting January moves for Bologna pair Simone Verdi and Adam Masina. According to Il Mattino, Napoli are not stopping at a deal for Benevento’s Amato Ciciretti, who is set to arrive next summer. However, the newspaper warns Bologna are demanding “at least €30m” for Verdi, whereas the Partenopei are currently “pushing near […]
Juve, Ciccio Graziani : ‘Against Roma the bianconeri will win but…’
Juve, Ciccio Graziani : ‘Against Roma the bianconeri…
20 December at 09:00 Juventus are coming off a solid 3-0 victory against Bologna this past weekend in the Italian Serie A, as they will now be looking ahead to their clash against Eusebio Di Francesco’s AS Roma squad. Ex-Roma player Ciccio Graziani recently spoke about this game to the press. Here is what he […]
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd to pip Liverpool to Lazio star; City’s €50m bid
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd to pip Liverpool to Lazio star;…
Manchester United are set to make a fresh move for a Liverpool-linked defender, while Man City could pip the Reds to another transfer target, according to Tuesday’s European papers. MAN UTD BACK IN FOR LAZIO DEFENDER Manchester United are ready to make a fresh January approach for Lazio defender and Liverpool target Stefan De […]
Newcastle emerge as shock contenders to sign Chelsea star David Luiz
Newcastle emerge as shock contenders to sign Chelsea star…
STRUGGLING Newcastle have emerged as shock contenders to sign out of favour Chelsea defender David Luiz. GETTY David Luiz has emerged as a transfer target of Newcastle’s Arsenal are the frontrunners to sign Luiz if Antonio Conte chooses to cash in on the centre half, who is in his second spell at Stamford Bridge. And […]
Transfer News LIVE updates: Man Utd plot Hazard move, Liverpool, Chelsea rumours
Transfer News LIVE updates: Man Utd plot Hazard move, Liverpool,…
Transfer News LIVE updates: All the latest gossip and rumours from Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, the rest of the Premier League and from around Europe. Wednesday, December 20 3:00am: Arsenal’s handling of the Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez contract situation has been disgusting, according to Gunners legend Ian Wright. He said: “It is terrible business for […]
The Christmas “Stress Test” Begins For Inter
The Christmas “Stress Test” Begins For Inter
Turin based newspaper TuttoSport has named Inter’s upcoming fixtures during the Christmas period as “The stress test” as the Nerazzurri will face in order Sassuolo, Milan in the Coppa Italia and then Lazio a day before New Years Eve, before going to Florence on January 5th. Tuttosport reported that “Spalletti’s formation started to show signs […]
The rise of Gianluca Vialli to calcio royalty
The rise of Gianluca Vialli to calcio royalty
In part two of a four-part series looking at the career of the iconic Gianluca Vialli, Dan Davison recalls his memorable Sampdoria years, which later set him up for brilliance at Juventus. THE 1990/91 SEASON was the greatest in the history of Sampdoria. And the truth is, for the romanticism that Italian football has come […]
Hamsik Declined Offers From Inter, AC Milan & Man Utd To Stay At Napoli
Hamsik Declined Offers From Inter, AC Milan & Man Utd…
In an interview with Radio Punto Zero, former Napoli midfielder Francesco Montervino, talked about his time with the Partenopei and shared some interesting anecdotes, one particularly interesting anecdote concerned the transfer market and current Napoli player and captain Marek Hamsik, who recently became Napoli’s all time highest goal scorer, equaling Diego Maradona: Montervino stated that: […]