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‘Jorginho avoided City mistake’
‘Jorginho avoided City mistake’
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola claims it would have been a ‘mistake’ if the ‘exceptional’ Jorginho joined his club instead of Chelsea. City had courted Jorginho all summer until he opted to follow his Napoli mentor Maurizio Sarri to Chelsea, and Guardiola made it clear the midfielder was well within his rights to sign for […]
De Laurentiis: ‘Cavani must half salary’
De Laurentiis: ‘Cavani must half salary’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis won’t sign “old men” Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria, while Edinson Cavan would have to “cut his salary in half”. The Partenopei have been linked with a number of big names in recent days, so the owner appeared on Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli for a game of ‘true or […]
Jorginho: ‘Wanted a new challenge’
Jorginho: ‘Wanted a new challenge’
New Chelsea signing Jorginho explains he left Napoli for “a new challenge” and that he acquired Maurizio Sarri’s “mentality”. Both player and Coach have joined the West London side, and after Sarri’s presentation yesterday the Italian international spoke to the Blues’ official website. “Perhaps my style of play is not something that is seen in […]
Hysaj: ‘Napoli believe in Scudetto’
Hysaj: ‘Napoli believe in Scudetto’
Elseid Hysaj says Napoli “believe” in the Scudetto, and expects a “beautiful fight” against Juventus and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Partenopei amassed 91 points last season, but that still wasn’t enough to wrest the title from the Old Lady. Carlo Ancelotti has taken over on the bench for the coming campaign though, and the Albanian expects […]
ADL drops Napoli stadium hints
ADL drops Napoli stadium hints
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis drops some hints over where a new stadium could be built. The Partenopei currently rent the Stadio San Paolo from the city council, but the owner is unhappy with the state of the stadium. De Laurentiis has described it as “a toilet” and insisted that rather than buying the old […]
De Laurentiis Jr hopes for Cavani
De Laurentiis Jr hopes for Cavani
Luigi De Laurentiis, son of Napoli President Aurelio, would like to see Edinson Cavani return – “he was a great hero for us”. The Paris Saint-Germain forward has been linked with a return to the Stadio San Paolo, but he’d have to take a significant wage cut to make it happen. “As a fan, who […]
Napoli close to Sabaly
Napoli close to Sabaly
Napoli are thought to be close to a €15m deal for for Bordeaux full-back Youssouf Sabaly. The defender, a Senegal teammate of Kalidou Koulibaly’s, played at left-back at the World Cup, but is better known as a right-back in France. According to this morning’s Gazzetta dello Sport, the two clubs have the basis of an […]
Areola brings Donnarumma to PSG?
Areola brings Donnarumma to PSG?
If Alphonse Areola leaves Paris Saint-Germain for Roma, then Gianluigi Donnarumma could join Gigi Buffon at Paris Saint-Germain. According to Sky Sport Italia transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio, agent Mino Raiola is planning a merry-go-round of goalkeepers. He represents both Areola and Donnarumma, so is prepared to orchestrate a form of squad rotation. Areola is […]
Roma eye Suso and Malcom
Roma eye Suso and Malcom
Roma have turned their focus towards Milan winger Suso or challenge Everton and Inter for Bordeaux star Malcom. According to Sky Sport Italia, the Giallorossi intend to reinvest the €63m plus €10m bonuses they are pocketing from Liverpool for Alisson Becker by getting a new winger. The main target had been Domenico Berardi, but Sassuolo […]
Chelsea set sights on Pjanic too
Chelsea set sights on Pjanic too
Chelsea are talking to Juventus about Daniele Rugani, Gonzalo Higuain and also Miralem Pjanic, as his new agent is Fali Ramadani. According to Sky Sport Italia, Pjanic has just hired Ramadani as his new representative. The pair were spotted having dinner in a Milanese restaurant this evening. Ramadani just flew in to Milan today and […]