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Napoli to activate Mertens option
Napoli to activate Mertens option
Napoli are reportedly ready to activate a clause in the Dries Mertens contract extending the deal to June 2023. There had been suggestions in Belgium over the last few days that Mertens could be looking to the exit after eight years at the club. However, Tuttosport claim that Napoli will activate the option in his […]
Hakimi: ‘I want to stay at Inter’
Hakimi: ‘I want to stay at Inter’
Achraf Hakimi assures he wants to stay at Inter ‘for a long time’ and sees coach Antonio Conte as ‘a big brother’, but hits back at critics of their defensive style. ‘It’s a football match, not a film.’ The Nerazzurri are 11 points clear at the top of the Serie A table and marching towards […]
Shakhtar Donetsk look to De Zerbi
Shakhtar Donetsk look to De Zerbi
According to reports, Shakhtar Donetsk have set their sights firmly on Sassuolo coach Roberto De Zerbi for next season. It is hardly the first time that the tactician has been linked with a big club, as he was also tipped for potentially Fiorentina or Napoli in future. Sportmediaset maintain Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk see De […]
Chiellini wishes all problems were like Ronaldo
Chiellini wishes all problems were like Ronaldo
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini said if Cristiano Ronaldo ‘is a problem, I would like to have many of them’. The Bianconeri sit third in Serie A with eight games remaining and the captain called for ‘continuity’ by the Old Lady after two wins on the bounce. Juventus followed up a 2-1 win over Napoli with […]
Mayoral was close to Napoli
Mayoral was close to Napoli
Agent Alejandro Camano said Roma striker Borja Mayoral was close to joining Napoli. ‘He eventually arrived in Italy’. The 24-year-old arrived at the Giallorossi on a two-year loan deal from Real Madrid, but his agent revealed he was on the verge of moving to Italy already in 2019. “It’s true,” Camano told CalcioNapoli24. “Cristiano Giuntoli […]
Report: Napoli want to keep Meret
Report: Napoli want to keep Meret
Napoli will reportedly do everything they can to keep goalkeeper Alex Meret in goal, amid rumours of interest from Inter and Roma. The Italian shot stopper has competed with David Ospina during coach Gennaro Gattuso’s time with the Partenopei and the lack of guarantees in Naples has ended in speculation of a possible farewell this […]
De Zerbi: ‘Sassuolo could have easily claimed 50 points’
De Zerbi: ‘Sassuolo could have easily claimed 50 points’
Roberto De Zerbi said Sassuolo ‘deserve more’ than the 43 points collected so far but praised his team for sitting right behind the top seven in Serie A. The Neroverdi sit eight in Serie A ahead of the match against Fiorentina and De Zerbi claims the ‘value of the position’ has increased due to the […]
Roma climb to 14th in the UEFA ranking
Roma climb to 14th in the UEFA ranking
Roma have climbed to 14th in the UEFA ranking after having reached the semi-finals of the Europa League, where they will meet Manchester United. The Giallorossi have progressed even further in Europe and have climbed since the UEFA updated the ranking of clubs after the semi-finals of the two competitions. Italian football currently has five […]
Emerson wants to ‘run away’ from Chelsea
Emerson wants to ‘run away’ from Chelsea
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Emerson Palmieri wants to ‘run away’ from Chelsea, and a Serie A return is on the cards. The former Roma defender has only played two Premier League games so far this season, and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport he wants to “run away” from Chelsea” at the end […]
Bastoni plays down Man City links
Bastoni plays down Man City links
Alessandro Bastoni has been linked with a move to Manchester City, but the Inter defender insists he is happy with the Nerazzurri. Bastoni joined Inter in a €30m deal from Atalanta in 2017 and played a season on loan at Parma before returning to the club in 2018. Manchester City are reportedly interested in signing […]