Monthly Archives: April 2020
Chelsea ‘call Mertens every day’
Chelsea ‘call Mertens every day’
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is “calling Dries Mertens almost every day” to encourage the Napoli striker to move, claims transfer intermediary Vincenzo Morabito. There had already been multiple reports of strong Chelsea interest in the Belgium international in January, and he will be a free agent when his Napoli contract expires in the summer. “Mertens […]
Marchisio: ‘Told Pogba he made mistake’
Marchisio: ‘Told Pogba he made mistake’
Claudio Marchisio reveals he personally “told off” Paul Pogba for making the mistake of leaving Juventus for Manchester United. “I hope he returns, it’d be good for both parties.” The now-retired midfielder spoke to Sport Mediaset about the on-going pressure campaign behind the scenes to bring Pogba back to Turin. “Last year I met him […]
Napoli buy back Mertens shirt at auction
Napoli buy back Mertens shirt at auction
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has paid €15,000 at auction to purchase the shirt Dries Mertens wore when equalling Marek Hamsik’s record. The Belgium international scored the equaliser in Napoli 1-1 Barcelona in the Champions League Round of 16, his 121st for the club. It allowed him to match Hamsik’s all-time club record of 121 […]
Inter keep eye on Cavani
Inter keep eye on Cavani
Inter are the latest club to be linked with Edinson Cavani, whose PSG contract expires this summer, but not as a replacement for Lautaro Martinez. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, coach Antonio Conte has pinpointed the Uruguay international as an ideal addition to his squad for next season. He’d be a free agent, only […]
‘Icardi wants to stay at PSG’
‘Icardi wants to stay at PSG’
Mauro Icardi’s legal advisor believes the Inter striker ‘has the desire’ to stay at Paris Saint-Germain and that Leonardo ‘wants to keep him’. It had been reported Icardi would be returning to Inter at the end of the season, with PSG not taking up their €70m option to buy, but Letterio Pino is confident the […]
Altafini: ‘Lautaro no phenomenon’
Altafini: ‘Lautaro no phenomenon’
Serie A icon Jose Altafini has called Inter striker Lautaro Martinez an ‘excellent’ player but warned that he is ‘not a phenomenon’. Barca have earmarked Martinez as Luis Suarez’s long-term successor to their No 9 shirt, but Altafini fears the Argentine is being hyped up too much. “He’s a good player but not a phenomenon,” […]