Napoli fight Everton for Gabriel
Napoli fight Everton for Gabriel
Napoli and Everton are set to do battle on the transfer market for Lille defender Gabriel, claim France Football. The tall and powerful 22-year-old centre-back was born and raised in Brazil, but has been at Lille since January 2017. He is a regular starter in the LOSC defence, with one goal and 34 competitive games […]
Coppa Italia first match back on May 27?
Coppa Italia first match back on May 27?
Reports are spreading that the first football played in Italy after the coronavirus lockdown will be the Coppa Italia semi-finals on May 27 and 28, with Serie A following a few days later. The suggestion first emerged last night following a series of meetings between the various parties involved in organising the sport. It’s widely […]
Totti to be Insigne agent?
Totti to be Insigne agent?
There are reports Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne could hire Roma legend Francesco Totti to be his agent after splitting with Mino Raiola. This week, it was widely rumoured that Insigne had broken off the rapport with Raiola, so was looking for new representation. According to the Corriere dello Sport, that could well be Totti, who […]
Inter leading race for Mertens
Inter leading race for Mertens
Dries Mertens is increasingly unlikely to extend his Napoli contract, as Inter are reportedly offering a far superior salary package. The Belgium international had been close to an agreement with President Aurelio De Laurentiis, but the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic slowed negotiations down. According to Sport Mediaset, Mertens is more and more pushing […]
Real Madrid push for Fabian Ruiz
Real Madrid push for Fabian Ruiz
While in Spain there are reports Real Madrid are stepping up their pursuit of Fabian Ruiz, Italian sources insist Napoli have no intention of selling. The midfielder was snapped up from Real Betis in the summer of 2018 for €30m and his transfer value has practically doubled. According to Mundo Deportivo and AS, Real Madrid […]
Cannavaro: AC Milan made a mistake with Gattuso, he deserves to be backed at Napoli
Cannavaro: AC Milan made a mistake with Gattuso, he deserves…
Fabio Cannavaro thinks that AC Milan were wrong to part ways with Gennaro Gattuso at the end of the 2018/19 season. Gattuso narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification on the last day of the Serie A season, leading to him moving on and Marco Giampaolo taking over as coach. Since, the midfielder has succeeded […]
Looking to Serie A’s return: Which clubs have everything needed?
Looking to Serie A’s return: Which clubs have everything…
A number of Serie A’s clubs have everything in place in order to speed up Italian football’s return to action. Any return from the COVID-19 enforced break will have to see players and coaching staff quarantined together, likely in a hotel or other such facility. La Gazzetta dello Sport have written that Juventus, Lazio, AC […]
Cannavaro: ‘Sarri a top coach’
Cannavaro: ‘Sarri a top coach’
Former defender Fabio Cannavaro claims Maurizio Sarri has ‘struggled to transmit his ideas’ at Juventus but insists his ‘qualities are undeniable’. The World Cup and Ballon d’Or winner from 2006 didn’t pick up a trophy during his two short spells at Juventus but played a total of 128 games for the Bianconeri on either side […]
Cannavaro wants return to Napoli
Cannavaro wants return to Napoli
Guangzhou Evergrande coach Fabio Cannavaro ‘dreams’ of a return to Napoli and claims Milan ‘made a mistake’ by letting Gennaro Gattuso leave. The former defender left Napoli after only three seasons with the first team at the San Paolo and he never returned as a player, but revealed he hopes to do so as a […]