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Reina arrives for Lazio medical
Reina arrives for Lazio medical
Milan goalkeeper Pepe Reina will undergo his Lazio medical on Wednesday morning, confirmed the club. Lazio released an image on their official Twitter account of the Spain international at the airport in Rome. “Pepe Reina has arrived in the Capital!” read the caption. He will have his medical at the Paideia clinic on Wednesday morning […]
Szoboszlai: ‘I will stay at Salzburg’
Szoboszlai: ‘I will stay at Salzburg’
Serie A target Dominik Szoboszlai has decided to stay at RB Salzburg to ‘play another season in the Champions League’. The 19-year-old Hungary international has been linked with Milan and Napoli in recent months, but has decided to remain in Salzburg. “I have spoken with my family and my agent,” he told the club’s official […]
Gattuso: ‘Napoli must aim for Champions League’
Gattuso: ‘Napoli must aim for Champions League’
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso aims for a return to the Champions League, as he admits a top four position ‘must be the target’ for a club like the Partenopei. Gattuso took over in December last year and helped the team climb to seventh in Serie A and claimed ‘nothing changes’ as he prepares to lead […]
ADL: ‘Zielinski has renewed with Napoli’
ADL: ‘Zielinski has renewed with Napoli’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis announced the renewal of Piotr Zielinski’s contract at the San Paolo. The patron confirmed the Poland international Zielinski has signed a new deal with the Partenopei. “Today we renewed Zielinski’s contract, as you always want to know about the transfer market,” he said at a press conference. But he directed […]
Gattuso: ‘Osimhen gives us different opportunities’
Gattuso: ‘Osimhen gives us different opportunities’
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso doesn’t rule out a change of formation after the arrival of Victor Osimhen. Gattuso has sworn to a 4-3-3 formation since he took over the Azzurri and only changed formation once in his first 30 games, against Barcelona in the Champions League. The Partenopei coach has revealed he looks forward to […]
Pirlo confirmed Higuain’s time is up
Pirlo confirmed Higuain’s time is up
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo has confirmed Gonzalo Higuain will leave the Old Lady this summer. ‘We decided our paths must be divided’. The Argentine arrived from Napoli in July 2016 and has picked up three Scudetti and two Coppa Italia in his four years with the Bianconeri. Pirlo praised the 32-year-old but admitted his time […]
ADL on Napoli, Osimhen, UEFA and more
ADL on Napoli, Osimhen, UEFA and more
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis urged fans to be ‘patient’ with Victor Osimhen, hit back at kit design complaints, former coaches, the Government and UEFA. The patron attended the first pre-season training session today, in which striker Osimhen scored his opening goal. “The fans ought to be patient with him, because Osimhen hasn’t played in […]
Gabriel will sign for Arsenal tonight
Gabriel will sign for Arsenal tonight
As expected, Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes will sign for Arsenal after completing his medical, as Napoli had taken a step back on the €30m deal. Multiple sources including Sky Sport Italia, Sportitalia, Fabrizio Romano and more are all confident the medical tests were done today. He will therefore put pen to paper on a five-year […]
Osimhen scores first Napoli goal
Osimhen scores first Napoli goal
Napoli began pre-season training today with Victor Osimhen scoring his first goal, as it’s confirmed tickets to the camp are sold out. The Partenopei worked out a system to allow fans in to view the training sessions and pre-season friendlies in Castel di Sangro from August 24 to September 4. Only 500 are allowed in […]
Castellacci: ‘Serie A not at risk for COVID’
Castellacci: ‘Serie A not at risk for COVID’
Despite the growing number of COVID-19 cases among players in Serie A and B, the medical experts working with the FIGC assure there’ll be no delay to the new season. There was a brief gap between the end of the 2019-20 campaign and pre-season training for 2020-21, during which players and staff went on vacation. […]