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Napoli bid €20m for Vrsaljko
Napoli bid €20m for Vrsaljko
Napoli reportedly offered €20m for Sime Vrsaljko, but Atletico Madrid want €25m and already rejected a proposal from Liverpool. The former Sassuolo full-back is one of the hottest properties on the January transfer market and isn’t getting enough playing time with the Colchoneros. According to Rai Sport, Napoli have formulated their latest offer of €18m […]
Ones to watch in Week 17
Ones to watch in Week 17
Christmas is approaching, in what is usually a quiet period for Serie A. Yet with the winter break not until January 6, the Scudetto race is as hot as ever. All of the top five dropped points in Week 16, so none of the challengers can afford to get it wrong this weekend. Here’s what […]
‘Napoli ready to bounce back’
‘Napoli ready to bounce back’
Jorginho warns Napoli are “very motivated” to bounce back against Torino on Saturday but is expecting their opponents to be “fired up” themselves. No wins in their last two games have seen Napoli fall behind Inter at the top of Serie A, but Jorginho is confident his side will “go forward and do even better” […]
‘Napoli slump only a blip, but…’
‘Napoli slump only a blip, but…’
Sinisa Mihajlovic says Torino’s win at Lazio “uncorked us like a bottle of champagne” but warns Napoli are only “in a blip” ahead of their visit. The match kicks off at 17:00 tomorrow – click here for a match preview. “The win in Rome uncorked us like a bottle of champagne,” the Coach said at […]
Torres ‘struck’ by Italian football
Torres ‘struck’ by Italian football
Former Milan striker Fernando Torres admits he was ‘struck’ by Italian football and hopes Serie A stays “much more exciting.” “At Milan, I only played 10 games and didn’t have time to understand thoroughly what Italian football was like, but there were things that struck me,” he told TuttoNapoli. “I was struck by the fact […]
Bologna want Napoli’s Rog?
Bologna want Napoli’s Rog?
Bologna are reportedly weighing up a January swoop for peripheral Napoli midfielder Marko Rog. According to Resta del Carlino, Bologna have identified Rog as the ideal replacement for Saphir Taider, who is likely to move on next month after reaching an impasse over a new contract with the Rossoblu. The Croatian joined Napoli last year […]
‘Napoli want to bounce back’
‘Napoli want to bounce back’
Jorginho warns Napoli are “very motivated” to bounce back against Torino on Saturday but is expecting their opponents to be “fired up” themselves. No wins in their last two games have seen Napoli fall behind Inter at the top of Serie A, but Jorginho is confident his side will “go forward and do even better” […]
Barzagli: ‘Benatia replaced Bonucci’
Barzagli: ‘Benatia replaced Bonucci’
Andrea Barzagli believes Juventus have replaced Leonardo Bonucci with Medhi Benatia – “he’s a player of the same level”. The Moroccan centre-back has played the last five matches in a row, and the Bianconeri have kept a clean sheet in each of those games. “In my opinion, Medhi is a player who is finally showing […]
Barzagli: ‘Back to the real Juventus’
Barzagli: ‘Back to the real Juventus’
Andrea Barzagli says he and his teammates wanted to “get back to being the real Juventus”, and five clean sheets in a row have been “crucial” to that. The Bianconeri started the season conceding an uncharacteristic number of goals, but they’ve tightened up in recent weeks. Barzagli said before the Champions League game with Barcelona […]
ADL: ‘City won’t invest in San Paolo’
ADL: ‘City won’t invest in San Paolo’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis says “the city doesn’t invest” in the Stadio San Paolo. The Partenopei patron has been repeatedly critical of the stadium, even describing it as a toilet, and said yesterday he was looking for land outside of the city. “The municipality doesn’t allow us to invest in the stadium,” De Laurentiis […]