Author Archives: James Grundy
Milik paid for Polish operation
Milik paid for Polish operation
Polish media report Arkadiusz Milik paid €20,000 to ensure his fellow countryman Konrad Nowak got the best knee treatment available. Milik is all too familiar with knee issues, having ruptured one ACL in October 2016 and damaging the other knee just under a year later. The Napoli striker underwent both operations at the world-renowned Villa […]
Napoli star pays for fellow footballer’s ACL surgery
Napoli star pays for fellow footballer’s ACL surgery
04 October at 17:30 Arkadiusz Milik’s has once again come across as a swell guy. According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, the Napoli star recently paid for a fellow Polish footballer’s ligament surgery, because the latter couldn’t afford it. Konrad Nowak of Gornik Zabrze (and only 22 years old) was given the full deluxe treatment […]
‘Lewandowski and Modric almost joined Napoli’
‘Lewandowski and Modric almost joined Napoli’
04 October at 17:45 Former Napoli Director of Football Pierpaolo Marino attended the ‘La Marsa International Football Transfer Meeting’ and revealed a couple of interesting facts about his past at the San Paolo.“I spotted so many talented footballers during my career”, Marino said.“From [Fabrizio]Ravanelli to [Oliver] Bierhoff, from [Ezequiel] Lavezzi to [Marek] Hamsik. The latter […]
Adjapong ‘proposed to Napoli’
Adjapong ‘proposed to Napoli’
Claud Adjapong was proposed to Napoli, reveals the 19-year-old Sassuolo full-back’s agent. Born and raised in Modena and the Sassuolo youth academy, he has become a regular first team starter this season. “Claud is improving and doing really well with Sassuolo,” agent Beppe Galli told Radio CRC. “There are several clubs following his progress. I […]
Pellegrini: ‘Back for Napoli’
Pellegrini: ‘Back for Napoli’
Lorenzo Pellegrini assured “I’ll be there for the Napoli match” as he and Roma teammate Kevin Strootman arrived for scans. The pair have both been ruled out of international duty this week, and this afternoon they’re being subjected to tests at Villa Stuart in Rome. “I’ll be there for the Napoli match,” Pellegrini told reporters […]
Pellegrini out for 10 days
Pellegrini out for 10 days
Roma have confirmed that Lorenzo Pellegrini can return to action in 10 days after a muscular injury. The midfielder was forced to pull out of the Italy squad this week, but he assured today that he’d be available for the Napoli match. “Today Lorenzo Pellegrini was subjected to to tests which confirmed the presence of […]
Good news for Napoli: Aguero out ‘for at least six weeks’
Good news for Napoli: Aguero out ‘for at least six…
04 October at 15:45 Fans who were expecting Sergio Aguero to recover soon are set to be disappointed by the latest report from the London Times. The Argentine star is set to be out for at least six weeks after crashing his car last week in Amsterdam, at least according to Donato Villani, Argentina’s team […]
Darmian: ‘No negativity in Italy camp’
Darmian: ‘No negativity in Italy camp’
Matteo Darmian assures there’s no negativity in the Italy camp – “we’re calm, we’re working well”. The Azzurri face Macedonia and Albania over the international break, but will almost certainly have to go through the play-offs to reach the World Cup in Russia. “We’re lacking a number of important players, like [Daniele] De Rossi, [Marco] […]
Callejon: ‘Napoli believe in Scudetto’
Callejon: ‘Napoli believe in Scudetto’
Napoli forward Jose Callejon says “we believe” in the Scudetto, but “we have to play like this until the end”. The Partenopei have won all seven of their opening Serie A games, leaving them two points clear of Inter and champions Juventus. “We believe,” Callejon told Sky when asked about the Scudetto. “We hope this […]
Insigne: ‘Didn’t expect Napoli start’
Insigne: ‘Didn’t expect Napoli start’
Lorenzo Insigne admits Napoli “didn’t expect such a strong start” to the Serie A season. Maurizio Sarri’s side have a 100 per cent record after seven games, and sit two points clear of Juventus and Inter. “We didn’t expect such a strong start,” Insigne confessed in an interview with Rai. “We know our strength though, […]