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Callejon returns to Naples
Callejon returns to Naples
José Maria Callejon will return to Naples as an opponent today after spending seven seasons with the Azzurri. The former Real Madrid winger joined Napoli from Real Madrid in 2013 and left the club last summer. His contract with Napoli was due to expire in June 2020, but he was so attached to the club […]
Liveblog: Serie A Wk18 Super Sunday
Liveblog: Serie A Wk18 Super Sunday
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games, as Napoli face Fiorentina, Atalanta take on Genoa and there’s a huge Derby d’Italia between Inter and Juventus. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then follow the Liveblog HERE. We begin at 11.30 GMT at the […]
Fabian Ruiz sends COVID message
Fabian Ruiz sends COVID message
Fabian Ruiz sent out an Instagram message after testing positive for COVID-19, meaning the Napoli midfielder is out of the Italian Supercup against Juventus. The Spain international is self-isolating at home after contracting Coronavirus, so will miss tomorrow’s Serie A game with Fiorentina as well as the Supercoppa on Wednesday January 20. “I am writing […]
Fabian Ruiz has COVID-19
Fabian Ruiz has COVID-19
Napoli announce that midfielder Fabian Ruiz has tested positive for COVID-19 and therefore misses Sunday’s match with Fiorentina and the Italian Supercup with Juventus. It kicks off on Sunday at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview. The Spain international is so far the only player in the squad to have tested positive in […]
Italiano hails Spezia ‘spirit’
Italiano hails Spezia ‘spirit’
Vincenzo Italiano congratulates Spezia for their 0-0 draw against Torino, achieved after down to 10 men for 82 minutes. ‘We’ve got the right spirit.’ Considering the circumstances, this point is worth its weight in gold, as Spezia were already decimated by injuries and bans going into the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, then Luca Vignali was […]
Marseille strategy for Milik is ‘patience’
Marseille strategy for Milik is ‘patience’
Olympique Marseille director Pablo Longoria confirms they ‘have been talking for many days’ to Napoli about Arkadiusz Milik, but ‘patience wins’ in the transfer market. The striker will be a free agent on July 1, so it’s safe to say his transfer value has plummeted over the last 18 months, going from €50m to €18m […]
Callejon back ‘home’ for Napoli
Callejon back ‘home’ for Napoli
Jose Maria Callejon confessed it’ll be ‘a strange experience’ to face Napoli as an opponent for Fiorentina tomorrow. ‘It is my home.’ It kicks off on Sunday at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview. This is the first time that the Spaniard has been up against the Partenopei, having left as a free […]
Marseille in Milik talks
Marseille in Milik talks
Marseille coach André Villas-Boas has confirmed the Ligue 1 side are in talks with Napoli over a move for Arkadiusz Milik. Milik seemed set to leave the Partenopei last summer, but moves to both Roma and Juventus fell through and the Poland international was not registered to play in Serie A. The 26-year-old striker wants […]
Liverpool eye move for De Paul
Liverpool eye move for De Paul
According to Il Corriere dello Sport, Liverpool are interested in signing Rodrigo De Paul, but Udinese are not going to sell the Argentinean for less than €40m. The Reds may need a replacement for Georginio Wijnaldum who hasn’t reached an agreement to extend his contract with the Reds expiring this coming June. According to Il […]
Mancini: ‘Serie A ideal for Emerson’
Mancini: ‘Serie A ideal for Emerson’
In the second part of his interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Roberto Mancini claims Chelsea’s Emerson Palmieri should make Serie A return and reveals who is the ‘less replaceable’ Italy player. The Chelsea full-back has been linked with a move to Inter and Napoli in the January transfer window. “It would be ideal for […]