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Official: Pecchia for Juve U23 job
Official: Pecchia for Juve U23 job
Juventus have hired Fabio Pecchia as the new Coach of their Under-23 team, which will play in Serie C1. He had already played for the Bianconeri in 1997-98 and had an impressive management career so far, mainly acting as assistant manager to Rafa Benitez at Napoli, Real Madrid and Newcastle United. Pecchia was also a […]
James: ’20 days to think about future’
James: ’20 days to think about future’
James Rodriguez said he has “20 days to think about my future, but it depends on Real Madrid” after Atletico Madrid intercepted the Napoli deal. The Colombian attacking midfielder was widely expected to join Napoli and his former Real and Bayern Munich Coach Carlo Ancelotti, but reports in Spain from Cadena Ser and Onda Cero […]
Lippi on Roma snub and Juve philosophy
Lippi on Roma snub and Juve philosophy
Marcello Lippi reveals he turned down the Roma job in March and sees Maurizio Sarri’s appointment at Juventus as “a change of philosophy.” The World Cup winner is currently back on the bench of the China national team and confessed he will remain “for just one year, unless we qualify for the World Cup. “I […]
Diawara deal secures Manolas
Diawara deal secures Manolas
Napoli reportedly reached an agreement with Roma last night for Kostas Manolas, while Amadou Diawara will head in the opposite direction. According to Rai Sport’s Ciro Venerato, the Azzurri will pay €13m in cash plus another €2m in bonuses and midfielder Diawara, who is valued at €23m. The Greece international will sign a five-year contract […]
Milan drop Torreira for Praet and Veretout
Milan drop Torreira for Praet and Veretout
Milan have reportedly abandoned attempts to sign Lucas Torreira from Arsenal, turning to Dennis Praet and Jordan Veretout instead. According to Sportitalia transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà, the Rossoneri realised the €50m asking price was not going to drop and decided to pass on the Uruguay international. Instead, they are preparing their first formal offer for […]
Gosens won’t go for €10m
Gosens won’t go for €10m
Atalanta have reportedly turned down a €10m bid from Schalke 04 for left-back Robin Gosens, while Bayer Leverkusen are also said to be interested. According to TuttoMercatoWeb, the Nerazzurri have refused another bid from the Bundesliga side for their German defender, this time in the region of €10m. The youngster was impressive as he helped […]
Torino reject all Lyanco offers
Torino reject all Lyanco offers
Torino have reportedly turned down an €8m bid from FSV Mainz 05 for Brazilian defender Lyanco, as the club claim he is not for sale. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Nicolò Schira, the Bundesliga side offered €8m for the centre-back, but Toro President Urbano Cairo deems the defender unsellable. The 22-year-old joined the […]
Parma: ‘We couldn’t afford De Rossi’
Parma: ‘We couldn’t afford De Rossi’
Sporting director Daniele Faggiano confirmed Parma “just couldn’t afford” Daniele De Rossi, while confirming their interest in Mario Balotelli. The Roma legend spent 17 years with his hometown club only to be left without a new contract. He has yet to decide on his future, with several Serie A sides vying for his signature, including […]
Clubs line up for Inglese
Clubs line up for Inglese
Napoli’s €25m rated striker Roberto Inglese is being chased by a host of clubs including Parma, Bologna, Fiorentina, Atalanta, Sassuolo, SPAL and Cagliari. According to the website TuttoNapoli.net, the big striker is wanted by almost half of Serie A, after he scored nine times in 22 Serie A games while on loan with Parma last […]
Napoli launch new home kit
Napoli launch new home kit
Napoli have launched their home kit for the 2019-20 campaign, which ‘screams competitive, warrior spirit.’ The new shirt features dotted mesh, a buttoned round collar with black trims and white stripes on the shoulders. It also keeps with last season’s trend of a camouflage pattern on the front of the jersey. “The Kappa research and […]