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Maxime Lopez set for Sassuolo stay
Maxime Lopez set for Sassuolo stay
Maxime Lopez confirms he will complete a permanent move to Sassuolo: ‘I will stay here for four more seasons.’ The French midfielder joined the Neroverdi from Marseille on a loan deal with an option to buy last summer. His move to the Stadio Mapei will become permanent after his next Serie A appearance of at […]
Report: Fonseca considers his options
Report: Fonseca considers his options
A place in the Champions League will automatically renew Paulo Fonseca’s contract at Roma, but the Portuguese could decide to leave the club anyway. The rumours regarding Fonseca’s future at Roma continues, even after another success in the Europa League on Thursday. For weeks, the Italian sports pages have mentioned possible replacements for the Portuguese […]
Exclusive: Sarri turns down Fiorentina
Exclusive: Sarri turns down Fiorentina
Napoli and Roma remain in the race for Maurizio Sarri, who has rejected an offer from Fiorentina, sources tell Football Italia. The Tuscan tactician is under contract with Juventus until 2022, but the Old Lady can terminate their agreement by the end of the month, paying €2.5m. Sarri was sacked by the Bianconeri one year […]
Dybala not concerned about contract extension
Dybala not concerned about contract extension
Paulo Dybala’s agent Jorge Antun insists the Argentinean striker is not concerned about contract extension talks with Juventus: ‘He is focused on the present moment.’ The Argentinean returned to action against Napoli earlier this week after spending three months on the sidelines with an injury and scored his first goal in 2021 in Juventus’ 2-1 […]
Samp: Ferrero wants Ranieri and Quagliarella stay
Samp: Ferrero wants Ranieri and Quagliarella stay
Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero insists he wants Claudio Ranieri and Fabio Quagliarella to stay at the club for one more season. Both the coach and the striker will see their contract expire at the end of the season. “Ranieri is my coach and I want to keep hold of him. I respect him because he […]
Tension between Juventus and Dybala
Tension between Juventus and Dybala
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the tension between Paulo Dybala and Juventus is rising, with the striker considering leaving Turin as a free agent in 2022. Dybala will see his contract expire in June 2022, and the paper reports the two parties have yet not reached an agreement over a new deal. La Gazzetta […]
Napoli to produce their own kits?
Napoli to produce their own kits?
While there are reports Napoli could go without a kit sponsor for the 2021-22 season, Spezia officially sign an extension with Acerbis. Napoli’s deal with Kappa is set to expire in June and there is currently no agreement in place with another company to design and create their kits. Legea had been the favourites, with […]
Napoli to release Bakayoko
Napoli to release Bakayoko
Napoli have decided not to purchase Tiemoue Bakayoko from Chelsea, so a return to France is possible for PSG or Lyon. The 26-year-old is only under contract with Chelsea until June 2022, having been purchased from Monaco for €40m back in 2017. He barely played with the Blues jersey, going out on a series of […]
Agent reveals Jorginho price-tag
Agent reveals Jorginho price-tag
Jorginho’s agent confirms the Chelsea midfielder ‘would like to come back to Italy, but his price-tag is today €50m’ and he expects a renewal offer. The Italy international confessed he misses Serie A football and particularly Napoli, although there have also been links with Juventus and Roma. “Jorginho would like to come back to Italy, […]
Buffon: ‘Playing out from the back…’
Buffon: ‘Playing out from the back…’
Gianluigi Buffon joked with the reports claiming he was fundamental when Juventus are ‘playing out from the back’. The World Cup winner was praised as one of the best players on the pitch when Juventus beat Napoli 2-1 on Wednesday. The Italian sports pages claimed he was fundamental at the back and provided the security […]