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‘Ramsey a great coup for Juve’
‘Ramsey a great coup for Juve’
Milan and Italy legend Franco Baresi has hailed Juventus for pulling off a ‘great coup’ to sign Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey. Ramsey will join Juve once his contract with Arsenal expires this summer, the Welshman becoming the Bianconeri’s latest Bosman coup after the likes of Andrea Pirlo, Paul Pogba and Emre Can in recent years. […]
Report: Spurs in Diawara talks
Report: Spurs in Diawara talks
Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly opened talks with Napoli over a deal for midfielder Amadou Diawara. According to Gazzetta dello Sport’s Nicolo Schira, Tottenham are ‘really’ interested in Diawara and talks are ‘ongoing’ with Napoli. The Partenopei paid Bologna €14.5m for the 21-year-old in the summer of 2016 and was expected to fill Jorginho’s place in […]
‘Ospina happy to be Napoli sub’
‘Ospina happy to be Napoli sub’
David Ospina’s father has confirmed that the Arsenal loanee would like to stay at Napoli, ‘even if he isn’t the starting goalkeeper.’ Ospina is back training, less than two weeks since he was involved in a nasty collision, which led to a stint in intensive care and CAT scans for a potential head injury. “Looking […]
Allan ‘hopes’ for Napoli stay
Allan ‘hopes’ for Napoli stay
Allan says he ‘hopes’ to stay at Napoli for the foreseeable future, amidst speculation he could yet join Paris Saint-Germain. Allan saw a proposed switch to PSG fall through in January, and the Brazilian Press claimed on Wednesday that the midfielder had expressed a wish to make the move in the summer. However, he told […]
Rafinha: I rejected Napoli
Rafinha: I rejected Napoli
Bayern Munich right-back Rafinha has revealed that he rejected the chance to join Napoli last summer. Rafinha played under Carlo Ancelotti at Bayern between 2016 and 2017, and the Brazilian claims he could have followed the Coach to Napoli. “I often heard from Carletto,” he told Ale Oliveira in a YouTube interview. “We exchanged several […]
El Shaarawy has calf strain
El Shaarawy has calf strain
Stephan El Shaarawy has reportedly been diagnosed with a Grade I lesion to the calf muscle, so will miss Roma games against Napoli and Fiorentina. The forward pulled out of international duty after Italy’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Finland, although he did not play, and was sent home before tonight’s match with Liechtenstein. According to […]
Insigne and Fabian Ruiz return
Insigne and Fabian Ruiz return
Lorenzo Insigne and Fabian Ruiz have both resumed training and could be ready for Napoli’s match against Roma. The forward had been ruled out for two to three weeks with a muscular strain suffered during the warm-up for their Europa League clash with RB Salzburg. As for the Spanish midfielder, he had to pull out […]
Serie A: Fixture list changes
Serie A: Fixture list changes
Variations to the Serie A schedule have been announced, with Inter-Atalanta, Sampdoria-Genoa, Lazio-Udinese and Napoli-Atalanta among those moved. The Lega Serie A confirmed the adjustments to the fixture list for next month’s matches. These are to fit in with the changes to the Coppa Italia ties and upcoming Europa League clashes for Napoli. All kick-off […]
Roma: Higuain to join Sarri?
Roma: Higuain to join Sarri?
Gonzalo Higuain could follow Maurizio Sarri to Roma if the Coach leaves Chelsea for the Giallorossi this summer. Corriere della Sera reports Sarri to Roma is a ‘possibility’, as is the prospect of the 60-year-old being joined at the Olimpico by Higuain. The Juventus loanee has scored just three goals for Chelsea since arriving from […]
‘No to new Club World Cup’
‘No to new Club World Cup’
All of Italy’s top clubs are standing by their plan to boycott a 24-team Club World Cup. FIFA plans to debut the new-look tournament in 2021, but European Club Association (ECA) President Andrea Agnelli made it clear the sides he represented – Inter, Milan, Roma, Napoli and Lazio, as well as his own Juventus – […]