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Maxi Lopez and Denis back to Italy?
Maxi Lopez and Denis back to Italy?
Maxi Lopez and German Denis are reportedly returning to Italy for Crotone and Reggina respectively. The two Argentine strikers are familiar faces to Serie A viewers, with spells at Catania, Napoli, Sampdoria, Milan and Atalanta. According to Sky Sport Italia, Sportitalia and more, Maxi Lopez has agreed a move to Serie B outfit Crotone as […]
Official: Sarri misses Parma and Napoli
Official: Sarri misses Parma and Napoli
Juventus have confirmed Maurizio Sarri will not be on the bench against Parma or Napoli to allow “optimal recovery” from pneumonia. A statement released this evening unusually states that he will be absent from the stadium in both opening Serie A games. That includes the showdown with his former club, Napoli, which was expected to […]
Ribery: ‘I’m hungry like Fiorentina’
Ribery: ‘I’m hungry like Fiorentina’
Franck Ribery chose Fiorentina because “football is my life and I am still hungry to play. This club has a lot of ambition and we want a top five or top three finish.” The 36-year-old signed the two-season contract, turning down more lucrative deals in Russia or UAE to join the Viola. “I want to […]
Serie A Week 1 referees
Serie A Week 1 referees
Davide Massa will officiate Fiorentina-Napoli, as the referees are assigned for the opening Serie A weekend. It kicks off on Saturday with Parma-Juventus, which is handed to Davide Maresca, while Monday night’s Inter-Lecce is assigned to Federico La Penna. The biggest game of the round is at the Stadio Franchi, where Massa will be assisted […]
Careca: Icardi can go to hell!
Careca: Icardi can go to hell!
Napoli hero Careca has insisted that Mauro Icardi ‘can go to hell’ if he does not want to join, while backing Arkadiusz Milik to reach 30 goals this season. Napoli have reportedly given Icardi until Thursday to accept their offer, prompting Careca to hit out at how the Inter striker has made his former club […]
Allan: My best Napoli yet
Allan: My best Napoli yet
Allan claims this is the best Napoli side he has played in as he warns their Serie A rivals ‘we’re fired up’ for the new season. Allan is about to start his fifth season at Napoli, with speculation of a move to Paris Saint-Germain having fizzled out. “I feel very good and I’m ready for […]
Veretout: Fonseca & Dzeko ‘crucial’
Veretout: Fonseca & Dzeko ‘crucial’
Jordan Veretout has described Paulo Fonseca’s role in his move to Roma and Edin Dzeko’s decision to sign a new contract as ‘crucial’. Veretout was in the middle of a protracted tug-of-war between Roma, Milan and Napoli earlier in the summer, but the midfielder ultimately left Fiorentina for the Giallorossi. “Fonseca told me he’d already […]
Napoli drop Icardi, get Llorente
Napoli drop Icardi, get Llorente
Mauro Icardi is determined to only leave Inter for Juventus, so Napoli are ready to sign Fernando Llorente instead, it’s reported. The Argentine has put up barriers all summer and has no intention of changing his mind now, even after being frozen out by Antonio Conte and the club. According to Sky Sport Italia and […]
Lozano: ‘Napoli not a stepping stone’
Lozano: ‘Napoli not a stepping stone’
Hirving Lozano’s father insists “Napoli is not a stepping stone, but a point of arrival. Imagine: my son playing for Diego Armando Maradona’s club.” The Mexico international had his medical today and will sign a five-year contract worth over €4m per season after a €38m plus bonuses move from PSV Eindhoven. “I am in Seventh […]
Real Madrid to keep James
Real Madrid to keep James
Real Madrid are increasingly likely to keep Napoli target James Rodriguez, unless they get Bruno Fernandes for €70m from Sporting CP. The Partenopei have been pushing for James all summer, as he returned from a two-season loan at Bayern Munich seemingly without much chance of playing time. Napoli would only offer to take him on […]