Monthly Archives: May 2020
€40m move back to Serie A for Jorginho on the cards again
€40m move back to Serie A for Jorginho on the cards again
Jorginho has only had two seasons at Chelsea, but his future is already being constantly being questioned. The fact that he arrived from Napoli in a kind of package deal with Maurizio Sarri, who has now departed, means that his position is a lot less certain than it should be, considering how much the club […]
PSG join queue of Mertens admirers
PSG join queue of Mertens admirers
PSG are the latest club linked with Napoli forward Dries Mertens, who will be a free agent if he doesn’t sign a new deal at the San Paolo. The striker turned 33 yesterday and his contract with the Partenopei is due to expire on June 30. According to Voetbalkrant.com in Belgium, Paris Saint-Germain are also […]
Top tier Serie A midfielder hints at exit, and Chelsea should be watching closely
Top tier Serie A midfielder hints at exit, and Chelsea should…
Lazio have held on to midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic longer than anyone expected. After he burst onto the scene a few years ago, he was linked with Premier League moves almost endlessly, but the Roman side always managed to hold on to him. The Metro[1] report today that both Chelsea and Manchester United have been given a […]
Frank Lampard receives major boost in chase for 218-goal striker
Frank Lampard receives major boost in chase for 218-goal striker
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard appears to be prioritising a move for a new striker when the transfer window reopens. A lot of the talk suggests that he is looking to bring in some extra competition for the clubs current top goalscorer Tammy Abraham, and they have been linked with both Moussa Demebele of Lyon, and […]
Agent: ‘Hysaj is leaving Napoli’
Agent: ‘Hysaj is leaving Napoli’
Elseid Hysaj has ‘already informed Napoli we will not renew his contract, as we wish to leave,’ confirmed the Albania international’s agent. The 26-year-old has been at the club since 2015 and his deal is due to expire in June 2021. “We have already informed Napoli that we will not renew his contract, as we […]
Newcastle join pursuit of Napoli defender
Newcastle join pursuit of Napoli defender
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly has been named as a transfer target for Newcastle United as they look to become a force in the English Premier League. The club are in the process of being taken over by a Saudi Arabian consortium which is headed up by Amanda Staveley and Koulibaly has become their main transfer target […]
Report: Milan contact Jovic
Report: Milan contact Jovic
Milan are reportedly in contact and ready to invest €40m to sign Luka Jovic from Real Madrid this summer, but it could mean Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not remain. The 22-year-old moved from Eintracht Frankfurt to Real Madrid last summer when Los Blancos paid €60m for his services, but he has struggled to settle at Santiago […]
Report: Koulibaly has giant ambitions
Report: Koulibaly has giant ambitions
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has been targeted by Tottenham and Everton, but the Senegal international will reportedly wait for Europe’s giants. The Partenopei patron Aurelio De Laurentiis wants €100m for the 28-year-old but might have to lower the asking price as the centre-half seems set on leaving the San Paolo. Teams from the Premier League […]
Setien: ‘Fabian an extraordinary player’
Setien: ‘Fabian an extraordinary player’
Barcelona coach Quique Setien has praised his former pupil Fabian Ruiz as ‘a player of an extraordinary level’ and claimed the Napoli midfielder ‘only needed an opportunity’. After brief reunion as opponents during the last 16 of the Champions League, when Barcelona drew 1-1 at the San Paolo, the tactician reveals Fabian entered to give […]
Rizzoli explains Inter-Juve VAR controversy
Rizzoli explains Inter-Juve VAR controversy
Refereeing designator Nicola Rizzoli hit back at suggestions from a former FIGC prosecutor that VAR clips ‘disappeared’ from Inter-Juventus. ‘It never existed.’ The controversy erupted when former FIGC prosecutor Giuseppe Pecoraro revealed he had requested the audio of the conversation between referee Daniele Orsato and the VAR for Miralem Pjanic’s potential second yellow card offence, […]