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Chelsea bid €50m for Barella?
Chelsea bid €50m for Barella?
Chelsea have reportedly launched a €50m bid for Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella. Chelsea need a new midfielder as Cesc Fabregas is about to join Monaco, and Sportitalia claims they have moved ahead of Inter and Napoli for Barella. That was quickly followed by journalist Alfredo Pedulla noting the Blues will ‘challenge’ Inter for the Italy […]
Maradona rushed to hospital
Maradona rushed to hospital
Napoli icon Diego Maradona has been rushed to hospital with internal bleeding. According to reports in Argentina, Maradona was taken to Clinica Olivios hospital in Buenos Aires on Friday evening after a routine checkup showed his stomach was bleeding. Consequently, the Dorados boss will need an endoscopy ‘in the next few hours’, while Cadena COPE […]
Serie A target set for Barca
Serie A target set for Barca
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot, a known target for Serie A clubs, has reportedly agreed to join Barcelona this summer. Rabiot had been linked with moves to all of Italy’s top clubs since last year, including Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Milan and Inter. However, transfer experts Gianluca Di Marzio and Fabrizio Romano claim Rabiot will put […]
‘Veretout costs €35m’
‘Veretout costs €35m’
Jordan Veretout’s agent says his client won’t leave Fiorentina this month as “€30-35m is not a figure to spend in January”. The midfielder has been linked with Napoli, among others, but will stay with the Viola until the end of the season. “[Napoli sporting director Cristiano] Giuntoli likes Veretout, I’ve spoken about that several times,” […]
Capello: ‘Don’t give up on Scudetto’
Capello: ‘Don’t give up on Scudetto’
Fabio Capello urges “Napoli and the others” who are chasing Juventus not to give up on the Scudetto. The Bianconeri have won the Scudetto for the past seven seasons in a row, and at the halfway mark this time they’re already nine points clear, leading many pundits to declare the Serie A title race is […]
Agent: ‘If Hysaj doesn’t play…’
Agent: ‘If Hysaj doesn’t play…’
Elseid Hysaj’s agent confirms “he could have gone to Chelsea”, and “we’ll ask for a transfer in January” if Napoli Coach Carlo Ancelotti doesn’t have faith in him. The Albanian full-back has fallen out of favour this season, and his representative is unhappy given he could have left in the summer. “He could have gone […]
‘Maradona will return to Mexico’
‘Maradona will return to Mexico’
Diego Maradona’s lawyer assures he’ll return to Dorados “and will continue as Coach for the entire season”. The Mexican second division is due to get underway this weekend, but the Napoli legend hadn’t shown for pre-season training. Reports earlier today suggested that El Diego had basically gone AWOL, but it has now been confirmed he’ll […]
Maradona abandons Dorados?
Maradona abandons Dorados?
Diego Maradona has reportedly gone AWOL from Mexican club Dorados, just days before the start of the season. The Napoli legend led his side to the brink of promotion last season, but they were beaten by Atletico San Luis in the play-off. Now Mundo Deportivo is reporting that Maradona has gone missing, and they’ve received […]
Barcelona want Koulibaly
Barcelona want Koulibaly
Reports in Italy suggest Barcelona are willing to pay around €120m for Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly. The Senegal international has come to be recognised as one of the best defenders in the world, and the Partenopei rejected offers from England last summer. Now though Neapolitan newspaper Il Mattino is reporting that Barça are ready to […]
Wolves, Fiorentina want Diawara
Wolves, Fiorentina want Diawara
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fiorentina are believed to be interested in Amadou Diawara, who Napoli would sell for around €35m. The midfielder has started only six games under Carlo Ancelotti, and didn’t make a single appearance in the Champions League. According to today’s Corriere del Mezzogiorno, both Wolves and Fiorentina are interested in signing the 21-year-old. […]