Monthly Archives: January 2020
PSV win race for AC Milan full-back
PSV win race for AC Milan full-back
Ricardo Rodriguez looks set to join PSV Eindhoven on loan with an obligation to buy for €6 million. The Swiss international has been relegated to the bench due to Theo Hernandez this season, and with Euro 2020 on the horizon, he’s been adamant he wants regular playing time. Fenerbahce were rumoured to be a possible […]
Barella: ‘I don’t do easy goals!’
Barella: ‘I don’t do easy goals!’
Nicolò Barella joked that he only scores difficult goals, as Inter pushed past Fiorentina 2-1 to set up a Coppa Italia semi-final with Napoli. The young Italy international scored the winner after Antonio Candreva and Martin Caceres goals, a scorching volley from the edge of the box. “I tried and it went right into the […]
Fiorentina push for Criscito
Fiorentina push for Criscito
Fiorentina have asked Genoa for Domenico Criscito on loan, claim Sky Sport Italia, with SPAL defender Igor as an alternative. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the Viola have requested former Zenit St Petersburg centre-back Criscito for the final hours of the January transfer window. The 33-year-old is in his second stint at Genoa, considering this […]
Conte: ‘Didn’t want to rush Eriksen’
Conte: ‘Didn’t want to rush Eriksen’
Antonio Conte insists Inter fully deserved to knock Fiorentina out of the Coppa Italia, even though he was “forced” to debut Christian Eriksen and change system. This is the first time the Nerazzurri have reached the Coppa Italia semi-finals since 2015-16 and they will face Napoli over two legs in February and March. Antonio Candreva […]
Eriksen debuts as Inter sweep past Fiorentina
Eriksen debuts as Inter sweep past Fiorentina
Inter had Nicolo Barella to thank as his rasping effort handed the Nerazzurri a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in their Coppa Italia quarter-final. Antonio Candreva gave Inter the lead just before the break, before Martin Caceres levelled on the hour mark, but that lasted just seven minutes as Barella drove the home side back into […]
Napoli back in for Tsimikas
Napoli back in for Tsimikas
With Milan sending Ricardo Rodriguez to PSV Eindhoven, Napoli have turned to Olympiacos left-back Kostas Tsimikas. Rodriguez had wanted to reunite with former Rossoneri coach Gennaro Gattuso at Napoli, but Milan were only prepared to accept a permanent transfer. This means the Partenopei have to look elsewhere, so they are reportedly turning their attention back […]
Coppa: Inter volley eliminates Viola
Coppa: Inter volley eliminates Viola
Nicolò Barella’s scorching volley sealed Inter’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Christian Eriksen’s debut, setting up a Coppa Italia semi-final with Napoli. They will face Napoli in a two-legged semi-final, while the other semi is between Juventus and Milan. New signing Christian Eriksen was on the bench just days after his €20m transfer from […]
Duncan to Fiorentina for €15m
Duncan to Fiorentina for €15m
Fiorentina are extremely busy on the transfer market today and have reportedly agreed a €15m transfer for Sassuolo midfielder Alfred Duncan. “It’ll be an in or out deal decided by tomorrow,” confirmed Sassuolo general manager Giovanni Carnevali. The transfer deadline in Italy is on Friday at 19.00 GMT. According to Sportitalia, La Gazzetta dello Sport […]
Kumbulla snubs Napoli for Inter
Kumbulla snubs Napoli for Inter
Verona’s Marash Kumbulla has reportedly rejected Napoli’s offer, as the defender wants Inter, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. The defender has impressed this season for the Gialloblu and therefore has been linked with moves away to some of the bigger sides in Italy. Napoli have been in talks with Verona for a number of […]
HT: Candreva cracks Viola wall
HT: Candreva cracks Viola wall
Antonio Candreva pounced on a defensive error to give Inter the half-time lead over Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia quarter-final. The winners go on to face Napoli in a two-legged semi-final, while the other semi is between Juventus and Milan. New signing Christian Eriksen was on the bench just days after his €20m transfer from […]