Author Archives: James Grundy
Chelsea named as potential destination for cut price Serie A goal poacher
Chelsea named as potential destination for cut price Serie…
Chelsea are among four clubs lining up a summer bid for Napoli forward Dries Mertens, according to the Corriere del Mezzogliorno (via Calciomercato.com[1]). The Belgian international will be available for just €28million next summer due to a clause in his contract, which he signed with the Italian club last May. Along with the Blues, Arsenal, […]
UEFA Champions League semi-finalists in 2016/17, AS Monaco FC have work to do having collected just one point from their first two Group G outings – five points fewer than their matchday three opponents Beşiktaş JK. • Leonardo Jardim’s team were beaten 3-0 at home by FC Porto[1] last time out, having drawn 1-1 away to debutants […]
Juve, Pedullà: ‘Mendes wants Ghoulam at Napoli, but his brother…’
Juve, Pedullà: ‘Mendes wants Ghoulam at Napoli, but…
11 October at 09:00 Faouzi Ghoulam has been very good for Napoli this season as his name has been talked about a lot in the transfer rumors. Juventus as well as a few EPL clubs (Chelsea and Liverpool) have been interested in him of late. Here is what the transfer market expert Alfredo Pedulla had to say on the […]
Juventus, Sturaro:”We must be careful with Lazio, they’re a strong & organized team”
Juventus, Sturaro:”We must be careful with Lazio,…
After the international break, Juventus will host Lazio at the Allianz Arena in a rematch of the Super Cup match from last August. Stefano Sturaro introduced the match and discussed the scudetto race in a recent interview with Sky Sport: Serie A and the Super Cup are different competitions, but if we want to look […]
Liverpool alerted as Pep makes January bid for Napoli star
Liverpool alerted as Pep makes January bid for Napoli star
10 October at 17:45 Napoli full-back Faouzi Ghoulam appears to be headed out of Stadio San Paolo at the end of this season when his contract expires. The Algerian has already been linked to Manchester City, but it appears Liverpool are interested in bringing the defender to England as well. The idea of bringing him […]
Benassi: ‘Napoli play best, but…’
Benassi: ‘Napoli play best, but…’
Fiorentina’s Marco Benassi says Napoli “play the best football in Italy” but “Juventus are always the same”. The Partenopei have won all seven of their opening Serie A games, and currently hold a two-point lead over Juve, who have won the last six Scudetti. “At the top of the table, I’m impressed with Napoli,” Benassi […]
Fassone: AC Milan will need to sell if they fail to land CL spot
Fassone: AC Milan will need to sell if they fail to land CL spot
10 October at 16:45 Marco Fassone claims that Milan will need to sell if they can’t reach the Champions League next season. Though Serie A will go back to qualifying four teams last season, something which appeared very possible after the Rossoneri spent over 200 million this summer on players like Leonardo Bonucci and Franck […]
Juve, Man Utd and Chelsea look very closely at players with expiring contracts: all the names
Juve, Man Utd and Chelsea look very closely at players with…
10 October at 17:00 There are still many top players who will see their contracts expire in June 2018. That means any club can approach them in January and sign them for free at the end of the season if they fail to sign a contract extension within the next two months. Many top clubs […]
Roma-Napoli kick-off confirmed
Roma-Napoli kick-off confirmed
Roma’s game with Napoli has been confirmed as a 20.45 kick-off, despite talk it could be moved to 18.00. Last season’s second and third-placed sides meet this weekend, and it had initially been planned for a 20.45 kick-off [19.45 UK time]. However, there were security concerns, so the idea was floated that the match could […]
Fassone likens Inter to beautiful but disorganised woman
Fassone likens Inter to beautiful but disorganised woman
Inter have been likened to a beautiful yet disorganised woman by their former director Marco Fassone, who is now at city rivals AC Milan. He will take on his former club this weekend when the Rossoneri do battle with their fellow San Siro tenants, pitting Fassone against his old employers. In discussing Inter, he made […]

