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Napoli battle in AFCON Final
Napoli battle in AFCON Final
Napoli teammates Kalidou Koulibaly and Adam Ounas will be rivals next Friday after Senegal and Algeria reached the Africa Cup of Nations Final. Koulibaly helped Senegal beat Tunisia 1-0 in the Final, but the hero was rather SPAL goalkeeper Alfred Gomis, who saved Ferjani Sassi’s penalty. Newcastle United midfielder Henri Saivet also missed from the […]
Report: Madrid annoyed with Napoli
Report: Madrid annoyed with Napoli
Real Madrid are reportedly annoyed with Aurelio De Laurentiis’ recent demands for them to ‘make sacrifices’ for James Rodriguez. Napoli have long been on James’ trail, but they have so far been unable to find an agreement with Madrid over the structure of his transfer. After Marca claimed Atletico Madrid were ready to hijack the Partenopei’s […]
Bari seal double Serie A swoop
Bari seal double Serie A swoop
Serie C side Bari have pulled off a coup by bringing in Pierluigi Frattini and Manuel Scavone from Parma. Despite only returning to League football this season, Bari have managed to snap up two of Parma’s Serie A promotion heroes. “Our paths are divided today, but pages of our history – written in part thanks […]
Marca: James wants Atleti now
Marca: James wants Atleti now
James Rodriguez is frustrated by Napoli refusal to pay Real Madrid and now wants to join Atletico Madrid instead, claim Marca. President Aurelio De Laurentiis and Coach Carlo Ancelotti both stated this weekend that negotiations will not be resolved soon, while they could lean towards other targets. It’s believed this has irritated the Colombia international, […]
Kean the key to Icardi for Juve?
Kean the key to Icardi for Juve?
Juventus could try to make the most of the Mauro Icardi situation by offering Moise Kean and €20m in exchange for the Inter outcast. Icardi left the Nerazzurri training camp today by mutual consent, evidently frustrated at being frozen out of the team selection and reportedly even from tactical sessions. Although Atletico Madrid, Napoli and […]
Ancelotti: ‘James will take time’
Ancelotti: ‘James will take time’
Carlo Ancelotti discussed the importance of Kostas Manolas and Arkadiusz Milik to Napoli, but warns James Rodriguez talks “are going to take a very long time.” The Partenopei lost their first pre-season friendly, falling 2-1 to Pippo Inzaghi’s Serie B outfit Benevento. “I wasn’t expecting much, because we’re doing so much preventative fitness work preparing […]
Real Madrid want James guarantees
Real Madrid want James guarantees
Real Madrid are prepared to accept a staggered payment for James Rodriguez, claim AS, if Napoli raise the bid to €42m plus bonuses and pledge to buy. The transfer saga drags on, as the Colombia international returned from a two-year loan at Bayern Munich and is eager to reunite with Carlo Ancelotti. Napoli President Aurelio […]
Napoli lose to Benevento
Napoli lose to Benevento
Napoli lost their first pre-season friendly, falling 2-1 to Benevento after defensive errors from Nikola Maksimovic and Sebastiano Luperto. Roberto Insigne, Lorenzo’s younger brother and a former Napoli youth team product, almost opened the scoring within nine minutes, but his strike thumped the upright. The Partenopei had taken the lead with Jose Callejon scoring the […]
Elmas move to Napoli imminent
Elmas move to Napoli imminent
Eljif Elmas is set to join Napoli over the weekend, as he was left out of the Fenerbahce squad to face Boluspor. According to multiple sources including Sky Sport Italia, a deal has been done for the Macedonia international, worth €16m plus performance-related bonuses. He will turn 20 in September and has 11 senior caps […]
Atleti talks speed up for Hysaj
Atleti talks speed up for Hysaj
Napoli and Atletico Madrid are in advanced negotiations for Elseid Hysaj, claim Spanish and Italian sources, with a deal worth €15m plus bonuses. According to both AS and La Gazzetta dello Sport, the original €25m asking price has dropped to €20m, including add-ons. The Albania international full-back was purchased from Empoli for just €5m in […]