Monthly Archives: February 2019
Audero to Sampdoria, what this means for Arsenal
Audero to Sampdoria, what this means for Arsenal
26 February at 20:50 Sampdoria have purchased Emil Audero from Juve on a permanent transfer. In all, Samp will dish out 20 million euros in four instalments. The bianconeri announced the deal earlier today as Samp now have their keeper of the present and the future. This is big news for all of the parties […]
Mertens could follow Hamsik to China
Mertens could follow Hamsik to China
After Marek Hamsik, Dries Mertens could be the next Napoli player heading to China, but only for his €28m release clause. According to Calciomercato.com, Chinese Super League clubs are ready to try again for the Belgium international after proposals were rejected last term. However, Napoli are not prepared to negotiate and will only let Mertens […]
Coppa line-ups: Lazio v Milan
Coppa line-ups: Lazio v Milan
Lazio rush Bastos into the back three in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg against Krzysztof Piatek’s on-form Milan, who look to Fabio Borini. It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 20.00 GMT. You can follow the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG. This is a repeat […]
Like Hamsik, Napoli could lose Mertens to China
Like Hamsik, Napoli could lose Mertens to China
26 February at 17:40 Dries Mertens’ future with Napoli is truly hanging in the balance. Mertens turns 32 in May and currently has a contract expiring in 2020 with the Neapolitan club. Proposals reportedly came last summer and during January to take Mertens, like his former Napoli teammate Marek Hamsik, to the Chinese Super League. […]
Juventus, Miralem Pjanic trains on squad rest day
Juventus, Miralem Pjanic trains on squad rest day
26 February at 17:00 After Sunday’s 1-0 win over Bologna, Juventus are beginning to prepare for Sunday’s match against Napoli; which promises to be one of the most exciting fixtures of the season so far. Juventus have not looked as confident in recent weeks as they perhaps were at the start of the season and, […]
What Maurizio Sarri said to Kepa Arrizabalaga in dressing room battering
What Maurizio Sarri said to Kepa Arrizabalaga in dressing…
Shortly after the defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, Maurizio Sarri gave Kepa Arrizabalaga a dressing-down following his disgraceful actions on the pitch during the game. The Spain international brushed off a substitution – one he had orchestrated himself by going down with an injury – by Sarri in the dying minutes of […]
Sarri: I could drop Kepa
Sarri: I could drop Kepa
Maurizio Sarri has confirmed that he could drop Kepa Arrizabalaga for Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. Kepa was fined a week’s wages by Chelsea after the goalkeeper refused to be substituted during a cup final on Sunday, and Sarri admitted ‘I need to send a message to my group’ ahead of […]
Official: Napoli buy Meret & Karnezis
Official: Napoli buy Meret & Karnezis
Udinese have announced that goalkeepers Alex Meret and Orestis Karnezis have signed for Napoli permanently. Meret and Karnezis joined Napoli last summer on loan with obligations to buy, and a statement released by Udinese on Tuesday confirmed options to make both deals permanent were exercised on February 1. The same also applies to Sampdoria and […]
Wanda Nara set to reject €7m wage proposal from Inter for Icardi
Wanda Nara set to reject €7m wage proposal from Inter…
26 February at 14:30 The Mauro Icardi ‘situation’ continues to unfold as negotiations drag on and tensions continue to rise between the club and Icardi and his wife-agent Wanda Nara. Icardi has been dropped from the Inter Milan squad for a reported ‘knee injury’; yet the Argentine was also stripped of his captaincy before the […]
Juve & Napoli in for Icardi?
Juve & Napoli in for Icardi?
Inter striker Mauro Icardi reportedly wants to stay in Italy, opening the door to Juventus and Napoli. According to Corriere dello Sport, Icardi’s family have invested in northern Italian property and ‘don’t intend’ to leave the peninsula. The newspaper explains the Argentine is now ‘weighing up solutions’ to stay in Serie A, which could let […]