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Favilli has Juventus medical
Favilli has Juventus medical
Andrea Favilli is taking his medical, as he prepares to return to Juventus from Ascoli. The 21-year-old spent the 2015-16 season on loan with the Bianconeri, and played a few seconds when he replaced Alvaro Morata at Frosinone on February 7. The striker is set to return to Turin for a fee of around €5m, […]
‘Seri wants Napoli’
‘Seri wants Napoli’
Jean-Michel Seri’s agent urges Napoli to buy the Nice midfielder – ‘they’re in pole position, we hope to receive positive news in the next few hours’. The Ivorian has been linked with both Arsenal and Chelsea, but it appears he’d prefer a move to Serie A. “We hope to have positive news from Naples in […]
Mertens refuses image rights
Mertens refuses image rights
Dries Mertens reportedly refused to sign an image rights deal with Belgium for the World Cup, as Napoli already own the rights. The Partenopei are famous for insisting that players hand over 100 per cent of their image rights before signing, where most clubs take just half. According to VTM Nieuws, most of the Diables […]
‘Alisson to Madrid, Nainggolan to Inter’
‘Alisson to Madrid, Nainggolan to Inter’
A Neapolitan website quotes Roma President James Pallotta as saying Alisson “is close to Real Madrid” while Radja Nainggolan “will go to Inter”. The American owner was pictured in Naples going for a pizza at the Concettina ai Tre Santi restaurant, and was asked by AreaNapoli whether he’d sell Alisson to the Partenopei. “No, [President […]
Favilli has Juventus medical
Favilli has Juventus medical
Andrea Favilli is taking his medical, as he prepares to return to Juventus from Ascoli. The 21-year-old spent the 2015-16 season on loan with the Bianconeri, and played a few seconds when he replaced Alvaro Morata at Frosinone on February 7. The striker is set to return to Turin for a fee of around €5m, […]
Karamoh Instagram gaffe
Karamoh Instagram gaffe
Inter youngster Yann Karamoh makes a social media gaffe by briefly singing an offensive song about Juventus. The Bianconeri youth team were this week condemned for singing songs about Napoli, with the club considering withdrawing them from the league. Now Karamoh has made a similar error, briefly signing “Juve di m****” on his Instagram live […]
Allegri: ‘Hope Higuain stays’
Allegri: ‘Hope Higuain stays’
Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri hopes Gonzalo Higuain will stay but “we have to wait for the World Cup”. The striker joined the Bianconeri in a €94m deal from Napoli two seasons ago, but has been linked with a transfer this summer. “I hope Pipita stays, we have to wait for the World Cup,” Allegri told […]
Allegri: ‘Got it wrong with Napoli’
Allegri: ‘Got it wrong with Napoli’
Max Allegri admits he got his Juventus tactics wrong in the defeat to Napoli – “I played for a draw and I’m not used to that”. The Bianconeri went down 1-0 to Kalidou Koulibaly’s late header, but still went on to retain the Scudetto for a seventh year in a row. “I got it wrong […]
Leverkusen: €30m for Strakosha?
Leverkusen: €30m for Strakosha?
Bayer Leverkusen have reportedly prepared a €30m bid for Lazio goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha. According to Corriere dello Sport, the figure could tempt Lazio into a sale, given they could replace Strakosha with Atalanta’s Marco Sportiello or freshly-unattached Rui Patricio at a small cost. It would also appear to facilitate Berno Leno’s exit, amidst conflicting reports […]
WC Player Profile: Piotr Zielinski
WC Player Profile: Piotr Zielinski
Too often kept on the backburner at Napoli, the World Cup is the ideal time for Piotr Zielinski to show what he can do, writes Ciro di Brita. The Poland international midfielder has too often been seen as an alternative to Marek Hamsik or Jorginho, but deserves the opportunity to take centre-stage. New Partenopei Coach […]