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Watford: ‘Many clubs want Deulofeu’
Watford: ‘Many clubs want Deulofeu’
Watford director of sport Cristiano Giaretta confirms ‘Italian, English, Spanish and German clubs are interested’ in Gerard Deulofeu, who is for sale at €20m. The club was recently relegated from the Premier League and is therefore forced to change the transfer strategy to suit this new status. “We want to get back into the Premier […]
Rescheduled Week 1 fixtures confirmed
Rescheduled Week 1 fixtures confirmed
The kick-off times for the rescheduled Serie A Week 1 fixtures Benevento-Inter, Udinese-Spezia and Lazio-Atalanta have been confirmed. These games are delayed from next weekend, as the teams involved saw their seasons end late due to either European or Serie B promotion play-off commitments. They will instead all be played on Wednesday September 30. Benevento-Inter […]
De La: ‘I had no symptoms’
De La: ‘I had no symptoms’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis, who has tested positive for COVID-19, insists he ‘had no symptoms’ prior to the Lega Serie A Assembly. The Partenopei announced on Thursday that the patron had tested positive for coronavirus and he was accused of having put the others unnecessarily at risk. The report from La Repubblica claimed the […]
Roma remove Under from Milik talks
Roma remove Under from Milik talks
Napoli have reportedly dropped the asking price for Arkadiusz Milik to €35m, as Roma are no longer offering Cengiz Under as part of the deal. Nicolò Zaniolo’s knee injury and Edin Dzeko seemingly rejecting proposals from Juventus and Inter are two events that transformed their transfer strategy. It means Under and Dzeko are now expected […]
De Laurentiis has more COVID tests
De Laurentiis has more COVID tests
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has travelled to Rome for tests after he tested positive for COVID-19 and developed a fever. Both the 71-year-old movie producer and his wife Jacqueline tested positive following a weekend in Capri. Multiple sources including news agency ANSA confirm they have now left their home in Capri by private yacht […]
Reports: Higuain flies out for Inter Miami
Reports: Higuain flies out for Inter Miami
Multiple reports state Gonzalo Higuain has terminated his contract with Juventus, but it will only be made official once he signs for Inter Miami. The 32-year-old is not part of new coach Andrea Pirlo’s plans and acknowledged the need to leave as a free agent with one year left to run on his contract, rather […]
Suarez doubts put Juventus on edge
Suarez doubts put Juventus on edge
There are suggestions in Spain that Luis Suarez might not be leaving Barcelona after all, meaning Juventus must turn to a different target. Suarez was told in a 90-second telephone call with new coach Ronald Koeman that he was not part of their plans for this season. As his contract is due to expire in […]
Wolves renew Ghoulam talks
Wolves renew Ghoulam talks
Wolverhampton Wanderers are said to be in negotiations for Napoli and Algeria international left-back Faouzi Ghoulam. According to the Corriere del Mezzogiorno newspaper, agent Jorge Mendes – who practically runs the Wolves transfer strategy – will meet with Ghoulam’s agent on Sunday to discuss a deal. Ghoulam had been one of the best left-backs in […]
Agent: ‘Szoboszlai staying in Salzburg’
Agent: ‘Szoboszlai staying in Salzburg’
Despite reports of Napoli interest, Dominik Szoboszlai’s agent insists ‘he will remain at RB Salzburg for this season.’ La Gazzetta dello Sport claimed today that Napoli were back in negotiations for the Hungary international midfielder, proposing €25m plus bonuses. “We have decided to continue his journey in Austria, as Dominik wants to play the new […]
Gazzetta: Koulibaly to Man City close
Gazzetta: Koulibaly to Man City close
La Gazzetta dello Sport claims Manchester City are prepared to raise their Kalidou Koulibaly offer to €70m plus bonuses, which Napoli would accept. The negotiations have been slower than expected because of the frosty rapport between the two clubs, going back to the failed Jorginho transfer a couple of years ago. They are communicating entirely […]