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Arsenal scouts watch Barella score
Arsenal scouts watch Barella score
Arsenal reportedly sent scouts to watch Cagliari midfielder Nicolò Barella as he scored his debut Italy goal, but the price-tag is over €50m. The 22-year-old was on target in the 2-0 victory over Finland on Saturday evening, which opened their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Arsenal had scouts in the […]
Allan to PSG, Koulibaly stays?
Allan to PSG, Koulibaly stays?
Napoli could sell Allan to PSG for €75m, which means rejecting €110m from Bayern Munich and Manchester United for Kalidou Koulibaly. According to Il Mattino newspaper, Paris Saint-Germain are ready to resume their attempts to snap up Brazil international midfielder Allan. They were quoted a price-tag of €110m in January, but that could be lowered […]
Milik and Piatek in flu ‘epidemic’
Milik and Piatek in flu ‘epidemic’
Poland have been hit by “an epidemic” of illness, including Krzysztof Piatek and Arkadiusz Milik, leading to concerns after Fabian Ruiz was diagnosed with swine flu. The Polish team is decimated going into the Euro 2020 qualifier against Latvia, following a victory away to Austria. “We have an epidemic in the team and the first […]
Reja set for Albania job
Reja set for Albania job
Former Lazio and Napoli Coach Edy Reja is expected to take over from sacked Christian Panucci as Coach of Albania. The 73-year-old has not worked since leaving Atalanta in the summer of 2016. He has emerged as the hot favourite and is reported to be in advanced negotiations with the Albanian Football Federation to take […]
Roma to drop Dzeko for Napoli?
Roma to drop Dzeko for Napoli?
Edin Dzeko could reportedly be dropped for Roma’s upcoming match against Napoli as punishment for his alleged row with Stephan El Shaarawy. According to the Corriere dello Sport, the two forwards had such a vicious argument during half-time of their 2-1 defeat to SPAL that they very nearly came to blows, having to be pulled […]
Marino: ‘Napoli regrets and ADL row’
Marino: ‘Napoli regrets and ADL row’
Pierpaolo Marino reveals he almost brought Robert Lewandowski and Luka Modric to Napoli, but quit after President Aurelio De Laurentiis demanded a half-time substitution. Marino is now a pundit, but was the director general of Napoli from 2004 to 2009. “I had five wonderful years there, but then the club owner decided he wanted to […]
Deschamps in for Allegri at Juventus?
Deschamps in for Allegri at Juventus?
Max Allegri has already decided to leave Juventus this summer and will be replaced by Didier Deschamps, claims Pierpaolo Marino. The former Napoli, Udinese and Atalanta director of sport is now a pundit and told Tuttosport he has the gossip on changes in Turin. “Allegri will not remain at Juve, but it will be his […]
Cagliari: ‘Barella costs over €50m’
Cagliari: ‘Barella costs over €50m’
Cagliari President Tommaso Giulini confirms Napoli and Chelsea came closer than Inter to Nicolò Barella, but “it’ll take more than €50m.” The Italy international midfielder is set to start in tonight’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Finland, having become an Azzurri regular under Coach Roberto Mancini. This also helped boost his profile abroad and a move […]
Napoli look to Nathan Ake
Napoli look to Nathan Ake
Napoli have reportedly set their sights on Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake, despite the €30m price-tag. The Dutch centre-back just turned 24 last month and spent most of his career in England with Chelsea, going on loan spells to Reading and Watford before the €22.8m transfer to Bournemouth. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli believe […]
Roma: Florenzi to miss Napoli
Roma: Florenzi to miss Napoli
Alessandro Florenzi is set to miss Roma’s Serie A clash with Napoli on March 31 with a calf injury. Florenzi was released from Italy’s training camp on Friday morning, and Sky Sport Italia reports tests flagged up a problem in his left calf. The broadcaster adds it is severe enough to rule him out of […]