Author Archives: James Grundy
Mertens: ‘Sarri makes normal players great’
Mertens: ‘Sarri makes normal players great’
Dries Mertens kept Scudetto ambitions alive and noted “Napoli wouldn’t be where we are today if it weren’t for Maurizio Sarri. He makes normal players top class.” This is the former Empoli tactician’s third season on the Partenopei bench and they are currently second in Serie A behind Inter. “It’s a difficult moment, but it’s […]
Newcastle targeting Torino midfielder Afriyie Acquah amid imminent takeover
Newcastle targeting Torino midfielder Afriyie Acquah amid…
Close Which Premier League side has the most pro-Brexit supporters? Newsweek Newcastle United are said to be interested in signing Torino’s Afriyie Acquah during the January transfer window and are open to offering temperamental striker Aleksandar Mitrovic in a swap deal for the out-of-favour midfielder.Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez has told of his desire to see […]
Cesare Prandelli: “Italy Lucky To Have 4 Teams Fighting For Scudetto”
Cesare Prandelli: “Italy Lucky To Have 4 Teams Fighting…
Former Italian national team manager Cesare Prandelli spoke on the race for the Serie A title. “We are lucky to have 4 teams that can fight until the end for the Scudetto. However, in order to maintain a high level of competitiveness it would be right to reduce the league to 16 teams,” he said […]
Higuain can match Rossi
Higuain can match Rossi
Gonzalo Higuain will match Antonio Conte and Paolo Rossi if he scores for Juventus against Bologna on Sunday. The Argentinian striker has scored 43 goals in 77 games since joining the Bianconeri from Napoli in the summer of 2016, meaning it takes him slightly under two games to score one goal. His record so far […]
Euro Paper Talk: Liverpool line up €50m Coutinho replacement
Euro Paper Talk: Liverpool line up €50m Coutinho replacement
Liverpool are lining up a replacement for Philippe Coutinho, while Liverpool target Javier Mascherano has been offered a €7million a year deal, according to Thursday’s European papers. KLOPP WANTS KOVACIC With Liverpool almost resigned to losing Philippe Coutinho, Jurgen Klopp is looking towards Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic to replace him. That’s according to Spanish outlet […]
Pjanic back for Juventus
Pjanic back for Juventus
Miralem Pjanic trained with Juventus today and should be fit to face Bologna, but Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini and Juan Cuadrado are all doubts. The Bianconeri currently sit third in Serie A, and play on Sunday afternoon, after leaders Inter and second-placed Napoli. Max Allegri’s side can’t afford any slip-ups at the Renato Dall’Ara, and […]
Premier League big six dream January signings: The one player YOUR club could sign to make Christmas perfect
Premier League big six dream January signings: The one player…
The January transfer window[1] is very nearly upon us, so which players are at the top of YOUR club’s Christmas list? Well, that remains to be seen, but for a bit of fun we have the players your team should be focusing on in the areas your club really needs to strengthen. Looking at the […]
Napoli, Diawara: “It’s been emotional to score my first goal in front of Yaya Touré, my idol since I’m a boy”
Napoli, Diawara: “It’s been emotional to score…
“At 20 I’ve played games that I could only have wished to before, football is a work to me but I still have the will to entertain myself”. Amadou Diawara, Napoli’s midfielder, has given an interview to Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli, talking about himself and his objectives under the azzurri shirt: “The table doesn’t matter, […]
‘No Napoli bid for Berardi’
‘No Napoli bid for Berardi’
Sassuolo CEO Giovanni Carnevali insists “we’ve had no requests from Napoli” for Domenico Berardi. It had been suggested that the forward could join the Partenopei next summer, while Roma are also thought to be interested. “I can say that we’ve had no requests from Napoli,” Carnevali said on Radio Bruno. “The lad is at work […]
Euro Paper Talk: Blind’s £14m move to big boys; Di Maria admits PSG woes
Euro Paper Talk: Blind’s £14m move to big boys; Di Maria…
Barcelona are closing on a deal for an out-of-favour Manchester United man, while Real Madrid have given Juventus their pick of five players as part of a deal to bring Paulo Dybala to the Bernabeu, according to Thursday’s European papers. BARCELONA LINE UP SURPRISE JANUARY MOVE FOR BLIND Barcelona are lining up an unexpected […]