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Report: Hysaj receives €50m offer
Report: Hysaj receives €50m offer
Elseid Hysaj’s agent has told Napoli that a top club is prepared to pay his €50m release clause, according to Tuttosport. The Albania international full-back was signed from Empoli for just €5m in 2015, following Coach Maurizio Sarri to the Stadio San Paolo. He is under contract until June 2021 and there is a €50m […]
Pavoletti: ‘I was a Napoli minion’
Pavoletti: ‘I was a Napoli minion’
Leonardo Pavoletti complains he went to Napoli “ready to be a protagonist, but became less than a minion” in Maurizio Sarri’s side. After a strong campaign at Genoa, Napoli paid €18m to sign the centre-forward in January 2017, but he managed only 10 appearances for the club in all competition, failing to score a single […]
Champions League prize money soars
Champions League prize money soars
The changes to the Champions League will see clubs massively increase their earnings, including some benefiting from ‘historical results.’ La Gazzetta dello Sport outlined the transformation of the financial landscape, as now four Serie A sides will gain automatic entry into the group phase without the need for play-offs. Merely qualifying for the groups will […]
Hamsik reveals tonsillitis battle
Hamsik reveals tonsillitis battle
Marek Hamsik reveals the reason for his poor Napoli form of late. “I suffered from Angina Tonsillaris and had my tonsils out on Wednesday.” The Slovak midfielder wrote a message on his official website detailing the situation. “Over the last few months, I regularly suffered from Angina Tonsillaris. The doctors advised me to have my […]
Jorginho meets Manchester clubs?
Jorginho meets Manchester clubs?
It’s claimed Napoli midfielder Jorginho’s agent was at the Etihad for Italy’s friendly with Argentina, holding meetings with Manchester City and United. According to Rai Sport, representative Joao Santos was in the stands for last night’s 2-0 Azzurri defeat. It reportedly wasn’t just so he could cheer on his client in a new 4-3-3 formation, […]
Jorginho: ‘Verratti partnership can work’
Jorginho: ‘Verratti partnership can work’
Jorginho believes the midfield partnership with Marco Verratti can become a key strength for Italy. “It’s important to have courage.” The Napoli midfielder’s uncharacteristic error gave the ball away for the opening goal by Ever Banega in a 2-0 friendly defeat to Argentina. “The result is not good, but we created our chances and that […]
Italy: Argentina defeat new Azzurri
Italy: Argentina defeat new Azzurri
Italy had some good chances with Lorenzo Insigne and Ciro Immobile, but Ever Banega and Manuel Lanzini gave Argentina a 2-0 friendly win. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. The Azzurri began a new era under interim CT Gigi Di Biagio, who was in charge while the […]
Line-ups: Argentina v Italy
Line-ups: Argentina v Italy
The new Italy face Gonzalo Higuain’s Argentina with a 4-3-3 formation including Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Jorginho and Federico Chiesa. This friendly kicks off in Manchester at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG. The Nazionale begin a new era after failing to reach the World Cup for […]
Argentina vs Italy tactical preview
Argentina vs Italy tactical preview
Interim Azzurri CT Luigi Di Biagi goes for his preferred 4-3-3 formation for today’s international friendly with Argentina. Words: Elio Salerno It has been a dark few months for Italian football, failure to qualify for this summer’s World Cup was followed by an embarrassing inability to elect a new president of the Italian football federation. […]
Sassuolo-Napoli kick-off time moved
Sassuolo-Napoli kick-off time moved
Napoli’s trip to Sassuolo on March 31 will kick-off at 17.00 UK time, rather than 14.00 the Lega Serie A has confirmed. The match could see the Partenopei return to the top of Serie A, and was originally scheduled for the Saturday afternoon. However, the Osservatorio Nazionale sulle Manifestazioni Sportive requested that the game be […]