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Mertens: Now the complete attacker
Mertens: Now the complete attacker
Napoli forward Dries Mertens feels he has become the complete attacker. “I’m not just a finisher, I often drop back and can also turn left or right.” Mertens’ 10 goals have helped Napoli top Serie A after 12 rounds of fixtures, and the Belgian believes his conversion from a winger into a centre-forward has allowed […]
Mertens: Now a complete attacker
Mertens: Now a complete attacker
Napoli forward Dries Mertens believes he has become the complete attacker. “I’m not just a finisher, I often drop back and can also turn left or right.” Mertens’ 10 goals have helped Napoli top Serie A after 12 rounds of fixtures, and the Belgian believes his convercentre-forward has allowed him to enjoy “the best 12 […]
Spalletti: This Inter is different
Spalletti: This Inter is different
Luciano Spalletti believes “it’s a different Inter compared to the one before” after leading them to third place in Serie A. Spalletti took charge of Inter over the summer and has revitalised their fortunes, with the Nerazzurri still unbeaten after 12 matches and just two points behind table-toppers Napoli. “We’ve picked up 30 points in […]
Report: Inter want Chiesa
Report: Inter want Chiesa
Inter have reportedly moved to the top of the queue for Federico Chiesa, despite the winger being set to sign a new contract with Fiorentina. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Fiorentina have agreed to make Chiesa their highest earner at “close to €2m a year, with no release clauses” by the end of November. However, […]
Italy-Sweden: Probable Line-Ups
Italy-Sweden: Probable Line-Ups
Italy are expected to give Jorginho and Manolo Gabbiadini rare competitive starts in the decisive World Cup play-off against Sweden. The Azzurri lost the first leg 1-0 in Solna on Friday due to a deflected Jakob Johansson strike and the place in Russia will be assigned on Monday. The second leg kicks off at Milan’s […]
Masuaku: ‘Objective is Serie A’
Masuaku: ‘Objective is Serie A’
West Ham United left-back Arthur Masuaku confirms Napoli interest, but “Juventus, Genoa and Milan” are also watching him. “Our objective is Serie A.” There were reports today in the Italian papers that 24-year-old Masuaku was on the radar as one of the potential January signings to replace injured Faouzi Ghoulam. “I offered Arthur to (Napoli […]
Italy: Jorginho in, Insigne out?
Italy: Jorginho in, Insigne out?
Sky Sport Italia report Italy will face Sweden with a 3-5-2 formation, starting Jorginho and Manolo Gabbiadini, but not Lorenzo Insigne. They lost the first leg 1-0 in Solna and their 2018 World Cup destiny is decided in Milan on Monday at 19.45 GMT. Marco Verratti is suspended, so it was rumoured there would be […]
Capello: ‘Ancelotti right for Italy’
Capello: ‘Ancelotti right for Italy’
Fabio Capello believes Carlo Ancelotti is the right man to lead Italy, rules himself out, and criticises the Azzurri performance against Sweden. Giampiero Ventura is believed to be at risk of the sack even if the Azzurri qualify for the 2018 World Cup in tomorrow’s play-off with Sweden, but former England and Russia manager Capello […]
Vrsaljko ‘won’t comment’ on Napoli
Vrsaljko ‘won’t comment’ on Napoli
Atletico Madrid full-back Sime Vrsaljko “won’t comment” on reports he’s heading for Napoli, but denies clashes with Diego Simeone. The Croatia international has been tipped to replace Faouzi Ghoulam at the Stadio San Paolo in the January transfer window, though the asking price is €20m. “I have no problems at Atletico Madrid,” he told Mundo […]
Higuain ‘so happy’ at Juventus
Higuain ‘so happy’ at Juventus
Gonzalo Higuain “was so happy” when he signed for Juventus and could not have asked for more after leaving Napoli, said his brother Nicolas. Pipita made the transfer in 2016 when Juve activated the €90m release clause in his contract, infuriating the Partenopei. “The first image that comes to mind is Gonzalo signing the contract, […]