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Conte: ‘That’s why we wanted Lukaku’
Conte: ‘That’s why we wanted Lukaku’
Antonio Conte said “Romelu Lukaku showed why we tried so hard to sign him” and referred to Mauro Icardi as a former Inter player. The Coach spoke to Sky Sport Italia after a 4-0 victory over Lecce, which saw new signing Lukaku on target on his Serie A debut after his hard-fought move from Manchester […]
Casarin: ‘VAR not reflecting offside spirit’
Casarin: ‘VAR not reflecting offside spirit’
Former referee Paolo Casarin is “a supporter of VAR, but offside checks have become a ‘competition’ and don’t reflect the spirit of the rules.” VAR was already introduced in Serie A last season, but is now spreading to all the top five Leagues and Champions League, leading to increasing frustration from fans and players. The […]
Official: Strinic leaves Milan
Official: Strinic leaves Milan
Milan have announced that left-back Ivan Strinic has left the club by mutual consent. Strinic was granted a free transfer by Milan on Monday after the two parties reached agreement over an early termination. The Croat only joined Milan from Sampdoria last summer, signing a two-year deal, but failed to make any appearances after a […]
James to Napoli all-but-off
James to Napoli all-but-off
James Rodriguez’s proposed move to Napoli is all-but-off after the Real Madrid midfielder suffered a calf injury. James was a surprise starter for Madrid as they laboured to a 1-1 draw with Real Valladolid at the weekend. However, the Colombian lasted just 57 minutes and Los Blancos announced on Monday that he picked up an […]
‘Mertens situation can’t happen again’
‘Mertens situation can’t happen again’
Referee designator Nicola Rizzoli has warned Serie A officials that the Dries Mertens controversy during Fiorentina-Napoli ‘can’t happen again’. Mertens was awarded a debatable penalty at the Artemio Franchi on Saturday, with the VAR opting not to intervene despite the Napoli forward appearing to dive. “There was something which didn’t work in the collaboration between […]
Wanda: ‘Icardi only wants Inter’
Wanda: ‘Icardi only wants Inter’
Wanda Nara insists Mauro Icardi “turned down offers nobody in the world would reject and he did it for Inter,” denying any Juventus talks. The striker has been frozen out, stripped of the Number 9 jersey for new signing Romelu Lukaku and told repeatedly he is not part of their plans for this season. Despite […]
De Paul on way out of Udinese?
De Paul on way out of Udinese?
Rodrigo De Paul is on the Udinese bench against Milan, fuelling reports of interest from Napoli, Fiorentina and Atletico Madrid. It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. The Argentina international was sensational last season, with nine goals and eight assists in 36 Serie A appearances. It […]
Napoli to loan out trio
Napoli to loan out trio
Napoli are ready to loan Adam Ounas to Nice and Vlad Chiriches towards Sassuolo, with Lorenzo Tonelli in Fiorentina talks. According to Sportitalia, the Partenopei are going to focus on whittling down the squad in the final week of the transfer window. Ounas won’t have much playing time in Naples after the arrival of Hirving […]
Brescia lose Rami, go for Rolando
Brescia lose Rami, go for Rolando
Brescia are reportedly in talks with former Inter, FC Porto and Marseille defender Rolando, as Adil Rami arrives for Fenerbahce. The Rondinelle are trying to bring in several more big names who are free agents after Mario Balotelli. They had been linked with ex-Milan defender Rami, who was sacked by Olympique Marseille this month, but […]
Conte: ‘The chase is on, but Icardi…’
Conte: ‘The chase is on, but Icardi…’
Antonio Conte won’t open the door to Mauro Icardi, but tells Inter “the chase is on” in the Scudetto race, starting with Lecce tomorrow night. It kicks off on Monday at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview. “The first objective for this season is to ensure the fans can recognise […]