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Veretout snubs Arsenal for Napoli
Veretout snubs Arsenal for Napoli
Arsenal, Roma and Sevilla have asked after Jordan Veretout, but the Fiorentina midfielder is in advanced talks with Napoli. A deal has been considered almost done for several weeks now, but the delay has allowed other sides to push in. According to L’Equipe, Arsenal are the latest club to have enquired after the 26-year-old, who […]
Mancini: ‘Jorginho grew at Chelsea’
Mancini: ‘Jorginho grew at Chelsea’
Roberto Mancini discussed the most difficult part of being Italy Coach and why Jorginho has improved thanks to his Chelsea experience. The Azzurri maintained their 100 per cent record in qualifying with a 3-0 victory away to Greece last night, which combined with Bosnia’s 2-0 defeat in Finland put them three points clear at the […]
Napoli haggle De Paul price-tag
Napoli haggle De Paul price-tag
Napoli are confident they can haggle down the €35m Udinese asking price for Argentina international Rodrigo De Paul to just under €30m. According to Il Mattino, Azzurri President Aurelio De Laurentiis wants to close a deal with the Pozzo family and will try to use his good relationship with the club to lower the €35m […]
Insigne: ‘I needed that goal’
Insigne: ‘I needed that goal’
Lorenzo insigne admits he “needed a goal” with Italy, ending a drought of over a year in their 3-0 victory away to Greece. Before this evening’s curler in Athens, the Napoli captain hadn’t found the net for his country since March 2018. “I needed a goal, as scoring with this jersey is special. Above all, […]
Line-ups: Greece v Italy
Line-ups: Greece v Italy
Italy start Emerson Palmieri, Federico Chiesa, Andrea Belotti and Lorenzo Insigne in their Euro 2020 qualifier against Greece. It kicks off in Athens at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT). You can follow the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG. The Azzurri have a perfect record in qualifying so […]
Atalanta: ‘Ilicic stays, no Buffon’
Atalanta: ‘Ilicic stays, no Buffon’
Atalanta President Antonio Percassi assures Josip Ilicic “and the best players will remain in Bergamo,” but Gigi Buffon won’t join them. This has been an historic campaign for the Bergamo club, as they finished third in Serie A, qualified for the Champions League for the first time ever and reached the Coppa Italia Final. Work […]
Sarri to join Juventus on Monday
Sarri to join Juventus on Monday
Multiple sources in Italy and England are confident Chelsea will release Maurizio Sarri from his contract on Monday so he can join Juventus. The negotiations have proved fruitful, using intermediary Fali Ramadani to ensure Chelsea will let Sarri go without the need for €6m in compensation. Another meeting is expected in Monte Carlo today, possibly […]
Napoli ask Atlanta Utd for Barco
Napoli ask Atlanta Utd for Barco
Napoli have reportedly targeted Atlanta United’s 20-year-old Argentine Ezequiel Barco as the ideal Hirving Lozano alternative. According to Tuttosport, Lozano is becoming so difficult to prise away from PSV Eindhoven for under €50m that they could be forced to look elsewhere. That search has taken them to MLS for Barco, who only turned 20 in […]
Napoli open to Icardi-Insigne swap?
Napoli open to Icardi-Insigne swap?
Roma and Juventus aren’t the only ones targeting Mauro Icardi, as Napoli could use Lorenzo Insigne in a swap for the Inter striker, claims the Corriere dello Sport. Multiple sources make it clear that new Nerazzurri Coach Antonio Conte does not want Icardi in his squad, considering the former captain toxic for his dressing room […]
Sarri calls Emerson to Juventus
Sarri calls Emerson to Juventus
Maurizio Sarri could be reunited with his Chelsea left-back Emerson Palmieri if he replaces Max Allegri at Juventus, with Alex Sandro on the way out. According to the Corriere dello Sport, the Bianconeri look set to appoint Sarri as their new Coach, and he would prefer to work with the Brazilian-born Italy international if Alex […]