Author Archives: James Grundy
Marotta: ‘Juve want Champions League’
Marotta: ‘Juve want Champions League’
Juventus CEO Beppe Marotta discussed investments, Blaise Matuidi, why VAR will “legitimise” their success and that Champions League ambition. The director spoke to Il Giornale newspaper and you can read the rest of his comments here. “Having the Agnelli family at the helm for 94 years gives a sense of belonging. Having an Agnelli as […]
Juventus, Marotta:”The Pogba sale helped the Higuain deal. Allegri isn’t reason Bonucci left”
Juventus, Marotta:”The Pogba sale helped the Higuain deal.…
The international break is an opportunity for clubs to take stock of their current situations and also to reminisce about previous transfer moves as Juventus executive director Beppe Marotta did in an interview with Il Giornale:”Can we acquire a 100 million player every year? With Higuain there was an opportunity to leave Napoli and we […]
Vrsaljko open to Napoli move
Vrsaljko open to Napoli move
There are reports Sime Vrsaljko has given the all-clear to join Napoli in January, so the club must agree terms with Atletico Madrid. The Croatia international was pin-pointed as an ideal addition to the squad after Faouzi Ghoulam sustained a serious knee injury. According to Il Mattino newspaper, Vrsaljko’s entourage has sent signals that he’d […]
Juve, Marotta: ‘Pogba to Man Utd the best deal of my career’
Juve, Marotta: ‘Pogba to Man Utd the best deal of…
12 November at 11:00 Juventus CEO Giuseppe Marotta has admitted that Paul Pogba’s transfer to Manchester United from the Old Lady was the best deal of his career.It was last summer that Paul Pogba signed on the dotted line for the Old Trafford based giants for a then world record fee of 105 million euros. […]
Berardi still interests Di Francesco
Berardi still interests Di Francesco
12 November at 11:20 Roma manager Eusebio di Francesco is reportedly still monitoring the progress of Sassuolo star Domenico Berardi, a player he coached during his stint at the Mapei Stadium.It is said by many that Berardi is one of those players who has been offered multiple opportunities to shine by the neroverdi, but the […]
Euro Paper Talk: United target to leave Atletico; Liverpool boost
Euro Paper Talk: United target to leave Atletico; Liverpool…
Manchester United target Jose Gimenez is ready to force his way out of Atletico Madrid, while Liverpool have been given a big boost in their efforts to land a former player, according to Saturday’s European papers. FORMER LIVERPOOL STAR TO CONSIDER BARCELONA FUTURE Javier Mascherano has suggested he is ready to leave Barcelona next summer, amid reported […]
Krafth: ‘Better Darmian than Insigne!’
Krafth: ‘Better Darmian than Insigne!’
Bologna and Sweden full-back Emil Krafth admits he was overjoyed when discovering he’d face Matteo Darmian rather than Lorenzo Insigne. Italy lost the first leg of the World Cup play-off, 1-0 in Solna, with Napoli winger Insigne only coming on for the final 15 minutes in a new central midfield role. “I’ve met Insigne a […]
(Video) Chelsea’s Eden Hazard taking breaking ankles to a whole new level during Belgium v Mexico
(Video) Chelsea’s Eden Hazard taking breaking ankles to…
Chelsea poster boy Eden Hazard breaking ankles yet again, but this time the victim is a rather surprising one Eden Hazard has embarrassed many players with his outrageous ball control, but this time, the assistant referee was a victim of the diminutive Belgian’s silky skills. On a night where Belgium shipped three goals to Mexico, […]
AC Milan can smile, Bonaventura will be back for the Napoli game: the latest
AC Milan can smile, Bonaventura will be back for the Napoli…
11 November at 22:30 Ricardo Rodriguez and Nikola Kalinic both scored this past week-end, so did Cristian Zapata. It is currently the International break but Milan fans can smile looking at the performances of some of their players. Milan did beat Sassuolo last week as they at least came into the International break on a high. Montella will now have a bit more room to […]
Tonelli heading for Chievo
Tonelli heading for Chievo
Napoli could send Lorenzo Tonelli to Chievo in January as part of the deal bringing Roberto Inglese to the Stadio San Paolo. Tonelli worked with Maurizio Sarri at Empoli and made the move for €10m in the summer of 2016, but had a lot of injury problems. Curiously, he made just three competitive appearances for […]