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Lucas Silva: ‘Serie A perfect for me’
Lucas Silva: ‘Serie A perfect for me’
Former Real Madrid man Lucas Silva is a free agent and eyeing a Serie A move. “I was close to Genoa, but I dream of working with Carlo Ancelotti again.” The 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder was purchased by Real Madrid in January 2015 for €13m, but never quite settled, going out on loan to Marseille and […]
Albiol: Leave Koulibaly alone!
Albiol: Leave Koulibaly alone!
Raul Albiol has asked critics to lay off former Napoli teammate Kalidou Koulibaly, who remains ‘one of the best defenders in the world’. Corriere dello Sport sported on its front page for Wednesday how Koulibaly was responsible for five of the seven goals Napoli had conceded in their first two Serie A games. “I always […]
‘Paratici doesn’t know what he’s doing!’
‘Paratici doesn’t know what he’s doing!’
Former Juventus President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli believes the club were wrong to dispense with Beppe Marotta and Max Allegri. Marotta and Allegri played key roles in turning Juve into the dominant force they are in Serie A today, but the Old Lady have since promoted Fabio Paratici to the role of general manager, while ex-Napoli […]
‘Icardi strategy a total failure’
‘Icardi strategy a total failure’
Wanda Nara and Mauro Icardi’s strategy with Inter was “a total failure,” said her TV co-worker Pierluigi Pardo. “Joining PSG as a fourth-choice striker is hardly a victory.” The forward finally made his loan with option to buy move to Paris Saint-Germain in the final hours of deadline day and consequently dropped the legal action […]
Thuram: ‘Racism met with hypocrisy’
Thuram: ‘Racism met with hypocrisy’
Lilian Thuram outlined the reasons football cannot shake off its racism problem, but “Italy is just as sexist, homophobic and racist as any other country.” The latest incident at the Sardegna Arena saw Cagliari fans make racist monkey noises at Inter striker Lukaku when he took the winning penalty. Incredibly, a group of Inter ultras […]
‘Hysaj tried everything to leave Napoli’
‘Hysaj tried everything to leave Napoli’
Elseid Hysaj is in the Champions League squad, but his agent admits he “tried to the last second to secure a transfer away from Napoli.” The full-back had been seemingly on the way out since the start of the summer, but talks with Valencia and Atletico Madrid never reached a positive conclusion. “My objective was […]
Serie A fixture changes up to Wk16
Serie A fixture changes up to Wk16
The Lega Serie A have released the changes to the fixtures all the way up to Week 16 in December, including new kick-offs for Fiorentina-Juventus, Milan-Inter, Inter-Juve, Juve-Milan and Inter-Roma. All kick-offs listed below are UK time, add one hour for local time. Week 3 Sat Sep 14 Fiorentina v Juventus (14.00) Napoli v Sampdoria […]
Napoli: Hysaj in, Tonelli out
Napoli: Hysaj in, Tonelli out
Napoli have selected Elseid Hysaj over Lorenzo Tonelli in their squad for this season’s Champions League group stage. Hysaj and Tonelli both ended up staying at Napoli after the transfer window had closed, but Carlo Ancelotti has sided with the former. The Albanian is one of the Partenopei’s longest-serving players, but he has fallen behind […]
‘Verdi a gift for Torino fans’
‘Verdi a gift for Torino fans’
Torino President Urbano Cairo says his club’s deadline-day deal for Simone Verdi is ‘a gift for myself, the Coach and the fans’. Torino left it late to bring in Verdi from Napoli on Monday evening as the €25m transfer was signed off just minutes before the 21:00 BST cut-off point. “I’m very happy, he was […]
Icardi: PSG ‘big step forward’
Icardi: PSG ‘big step forward’
Mauro Icardi says his move to Paris Saint-Germain from Inter is ‘a big step forward in my career’. Icardi finally left Inter on deadline day, joining PSG on loan with a reported €70m option to buy, and the striker is ready to make up for lost time in the French capital. “I’m very happy. It’s […]