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Juve & Napoli in for Icardi?
Juve & Napoli in for Icardi?
Inter striker Mauro Icardi reportedly wants to stay in Italy, opening the door to Juventus and Napoli. According to Corriere dello Sport, Icardi’s family have invested in northern Italian property and ‘don’t intend’ to leave the peninsula. The newspaper explains the Argentine is now ‘weighing up solutions’ to stay in Serie A, which could let […]
Chelsea fine Kepa for Sarri feud
Chelsea fine Kepa for Sarri feud
Chelsea have fined Kepa Arrizabalaga a week’s wages after he disobeyed manager Maurizio Sarri during the EFL Cup Final on Sunday. Kepa refused Sarri’s calls to be substituted before Chelsea’s penalty shootout against Manchester City and it had been reported that the goalkeeper would avoid punishment. Nonetheless, the Blues have now decided to take action […]
Agent: We’ll see about Cutrone, Verdi…
Agent: We’ll see about Cutrone, Verdi…
Patrick Cutrone’s agent has refused to confirm the striker’s future lies at Milan but says fellow client Simone Verdi ‘has only shown half of his worth’ at Napoli. Krzysztof Piatek’s arrival at Milan has limited Cutrone to substitute appearances at San Siro, and Donato Orgnoni admitted the Italy starlet would be forced to consider his […]
Gattuso pours Milan praise
Gattuso pours Milan praise
Gennaro Gattuso has poured praise on his entire Milan squad but reminded them to play with ‘great humility’ against Lazio on Tuesday. Milan beat Napoli 2-0 to set up a Coppa Italia semi-final with Lazio, the first leg of which takes place tomorrow, and Gattuso was keen to highlight his squad’s strengths before the encounter. […]
Pandev becomes Italian citizen
Pandev becomes Italian citizen
Genoa forward Goran Pandev has finally become an Italian citizen, 18 years since first arriving in the country. Pandev joined Inter back in the summer of 2001 at the age of just 18 and has gone on to spend the majority of his professional career in Italy with the likes of Lazio, Napoli and Genoa, […]
Cairo: Belotti only lacking goals
Cairo: Belotti only lacking goals
Torino President Urbano Cairo believes Andrea Belotti is only lacking goals after praising the striker’s leadership. “He’s dragging us through games.” Belotti has scored just nine goals this season and gone six without one in Serie A, yet the Italy hitman has captained Toro to three wins and no defeats since the turn of the […]
Luiz: Sarri has Chelsea ‘power’
Luiz: Sarri has Chelsea ‘power’
David Luiz has affirmed that Maurizio Sarri has ‘power’ over Chelsea’s squad and ‘our respect’ after the Kepa Arrizabalaga controversy. Chelsea lost to Manchester City on penalties in Sunday’s EFL Cup Final, but the Wembley showpiece descended into chaos when Kepa ignored Sarri’s calls for him to make way for Willy Caballero ahead of the […]
Sarri: Kepa a ‘misunderstanding’
Sarri: Kepa a ‘misunderstanding’
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has played down the incident that saw goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refuse to be substituted. “It was a big misunderstanding.” Chelsea lost to Manchester City on penalties in Sunday’s EFL Cup Final, but the Wembley showpiece descended into chaos when Kepa ignored Sarri’s calls for him to make way for Willy Caballero […]
Kepa: I didn’t disobey Sarri!
Kepa: I didn’t disobey Sarri!
Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga has insisted that ‘in no moment was it my intention to disobey’ Maurizio Sarri but refused to apologise for his actions. Sarri called Kepa to be substituted ahead of Chelsea’s penalty shootout against Manchester City in the EFL Final but the goalkeeper chose to stay on the field, prompting a furious standoff […]
Ancelotti: ‘Same Napoli, more goals’
Ancelotti: ‘Same Napoli, more goals’
Carlo Ancelotti confirms he told Arkadiusz Milik to take that cheeky free kick, but claims the only difference this time was Napoli took their chances. The Partenopei had drawn their last two Serie A games 0-0, but flattened Parma 4-0 at the Stadio Tardini. “It was a similar performance to the ones against Torino and […]