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Chelsea: Fans force out Sarri?
Chelsea: Fans force out Sarri?
Maurizio Sarri reportedly decided to leave Chelsea in March, when fans called for his head during a Premier League match against Cardiff City. According to The Sun, which runs the story as an exclusive, Sarri ‘reached breaking point’ after Chelsea’s 2-1 win at Cardiff on March 31. The newspaper explains the ‘final straw’ came when […]
Agent: Only Juve for Higuain
Agent: Only Juve for Higuain
Gonzalo Higuain’s agent-brother says the striker wants to end his career at Juventus and that he could not play for anyone else in Italy. Higuain became Juve’s record signing in 2016, when they paid Napoli €90m for his services, and the striker went on to score 55 goals in two seasons. However, he was ousted […]
Villarreal to sign Albiol
Villarreal to sign Albiol
Villarreal are close to signing Napoli defender Raul Albiol for just €4m. Corriere dello Sport reports Villarreal have agreed to pay Albiol’s release clause, while the defender is ready to return to Spain. Marca adds the deal is ‘practically closed’, a year after the Yellow Submarine tried and failed to sign the stopper. The veteran, […]
Malinovskyi ‘wants Serie A move’
Malinovskyi ‘wants Serie A move’
Racing Genk midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi has reportedly set his sights on a move to Italy, amidst Atalanta and Sampdoria speculation. According to Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws, Genk are aware of Malinovskyi’s desire to join a Serie A club but will not listen to offers below €10m. Furthermore, Atalanta and Samp would be the sides […]
Revealed: Sarri’s Juve contract
Revealed: Sarri’s Juve contract
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri will reportedly sign a three-year contract with Juventus worth €7m a season after tax. Chelsea are expected to announce Sarri’s exit on Friday, and Goal.com claims the Coach has a lucrative salary waiting for him at Juve. The website adds the Bianconeri will only pay €3m for the ex-Napoli boss and […]
Maradona leaves Mexico
Maradona leaves Mexico
Napoli icon Diego Maradona has left Mexican club Dorados after almost a year in charge. Several Italian outlets, including Calciomercato.com and Sky Sport Italia, claim Maradona stepped down for medical reasons. That would be because the 58-year-old is about to have shoulder and knee surgery, just months after he was admitted to hospital with gastric bleeding. […]
Report: PSG move for Insigne
Report: PSG move for Insigne
Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly made an enquiry for Napoli and Italy forward Lorenzo Insigne. According to Gazzetta dello Sport’s Nicolo Schira, PSG have yet to table a bid for Insigne, whom Napoli value at €100m. Nonetheless, Schira believes the attacker’s meeting with agent Mino Raiola next week will be ‘decisive’. That is because the summit […]
Milan, Juve and Napoli want Manolas
Milan, Juve and Napoli want Manolas
Milan have joined Juventus and Napoli in approaching Kostas Manolas, but Roma won’t budge for less than the €36m release clause. The Greek international turns 28 on Friday and has a contract to June 2022, but the release clause is also valid for Italian clubs. Sportitalia continue to maintain both Juve and Napoli have sent […]
Sky: Chelsea release Sarri at last
Sky: Chelsea release Sarri at last
Chelsea will release Maurizio Sarri for a minimal compensation fee on Friday so he can sign for Juventus, claim Sky Sport Italia. Juve director Fabio Paratici flew out to London over the last few days for face-to-face negotiations with Marina Granovskaia. The Stamford Bridge club originally wanted €6m, but it was negotiated down to far […]
Napoli not interested in Radu
Napoli not interested in Radu
According to the latest reports, Lazio defender Stefan Radu was offered to Napoli, but the Partenopei are not interested. Radio Kiss Kiss claimed today that the Romanian would be allowed to leave Lazio as a free agent after over a decade at the Olimpico. CalcioNapoli24 update the story by suggesting Radu’s representatives offered his services […]