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Milan propose players for Veretout
Milan propose players for Veretout
Milan offered several players as part of the Jordan Veretout deal, although Napoli and Roma remain interested in the Fiorentina midfielder. Directors Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara did not speak to the media after leaving the encounter, while Fiorentina board member Joe Barone only told Sportitalia they were “working on it.” According to Sportitalia, Milan […]
Official: Behrami quits Udinese
Official: Behrami quits Udinese
Midfielder Valon Behrami has left Udinese to join Swiss side Sion on a two-year contract. Behrami moves to Sion on a free transfer after his deal with Udinese expired. The 34-year-old has spent the majority of his career outside of Switzerland, mainly in Italy with Genoa, Verona, Lazio, Fiorentina, Napoli and the Zebrette. He also […]
Napoli move ahead for Tierney?
Napoli move ahead for Tierney?
Napoli have reportedly moved ahead of Arsenal in the race to sign Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney. Arsenal have been in talks to sign Tierney and were described by BBC Sport’s David Ornstein as ‘optimistic’ about a deal. However, the Gunners had a £15m (€16.7m) bid rejected for the Scot, and Ornstein – as well as […]
Benitez & Hamsik back together
Benitez & Hamsik back together
Rafa Benitez is reunited with former Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik after being appointed the new Coach of Dalian Yifang. Benitez only left Newcastle United on Sunday but has already found work in China with Dalian. Reports in England claim the 59-year-old will earn a £12m (€13.4m) salary – double what he earned at Newcastle. The […]
Napoli: Valencia in for Lozano?
Napoli: Valencia in for Lozano?
Napoli could miss out on Hirving Lozano as it emerges Valencia are also in for the PSV forward. Lozano had long been tipped to reinforce Napoli’s attack, but he has since been replaced by Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez. That could let in Valencia, with Gianluca Di Marzio’s website warning the Spaniards have shown ‘strong […]
Ceballos eyes Madrid stepping stone
Ceballos eyes Madrid stepping stone
Milan target Dani Ceballos has confirmed that he will only accept a loan deal as a stepping stone to ‘succeeding’ at Real Madrid. Milan are keen on bringing in Ceballos and would prefer to only sign him on a loan basis – something the Spain Under-21 midfielder suggested he was open to. “When you have […]
Toro close in on Verdi
Toro close in on Verdi
Torino are reportedly on the verge of agreeing a deal for Napoli winger Simone Verdi. According to journalist Niccolo Ceccarini for Tuttomercatoweb, Torino have today made a ‘big push’ to sign Verdi outright. The Granata have more powers in the transfer market after they were admitted to the Europa League. It follows a report from […]
Reports: Napoli free for James
Reports: Napoli free for James
The path looks clear for Napoli to sign James Rodriguez as Atletico Madrid have reportedly pulled themselves out of the running. It had been claimed that Atleti were ready to hijack Napoli’s deal for James but, as Mundo Deportivo writes, the Real Madrid midfielder is not on their list of targets. The newspaper goes on to […]
Roma seal €21m Diawara deal
Roma seal €21m Diawara deal
Roma have announced the signing of midfielder Amadou Diawara from Napoli for a fee of €21m. A statement on Roma’s official website also confirms Diawara has penned a five-year contract. “We have been following Amadou for a while now,” said CEO Guido Fienga. “He is a player whose talent has been clear to those in […]
Official: Higuain leaves Chelsea
Official: Higuain leaves Chelsea
Chelsea have announced that Gonzalo Higuain has left the club after they opted not to retain the Juventus striker. A statement on Chelsea’s official website confirmed Higuain, along with four other players, had departed after their contracts expired on Sunday. The Argentine arrived from Milan in January, the Blues taking over the Rossoneri’s loan deal, […]