Monthly Archives: August 2020
Insigne closer to Barca comeback
Insigne closer to Barca comeback
Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne is steadily improving in the race against time to be ready for Saturday’s Champions League decider with Barcelona. The forward limped off in pain after a groin injury during the final minutes of the closing Serie A fixture with Lazio at the weekend. An initial diagnosis found no serious lesions, but […]
Jorginho agent: ‘No direct Juve contact’
Jorginho agent: ‘No direct Juve contact’
Jorginho had ‘no direct contact’ with Maurizio Sarri about a potential move to Juventus, said the Chelsea man’s agent. ‘Only if the directors can find an agreement, then I can talk about it.’ The rumours continue to swirl around that Jorginho will reunite with Sarri again, following their time together at Napoli and Stamford Bridge. […]
Verona pursue Sassuolo defender Magnani: the situation
Verona pursue Sassuolo defender Magnani: the situation
Verona are focused on repeating their excellent Serie A season that saw them finish in nineth place. The gialloblu’ confirmed manager Ivan Juric, but have to bolster their defense after losing Rrahmani to Napoli and with Kumbulla being pursued by multiple clubs, their first addition was Cetin from Roma, but the club is also pursuing […]
Bartomeu criticise ADL for ‘alarmist message’ ahead of Camp Nou clash
Bartomeu criticise ADL for ‘alarmist message’…
Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has criticised Napoli patron Aurelio De Laurentiis for his ‘alarmist’ statements ahead of the big match on Saturday. The Partenopei patron urged UEFA to move the match to neutral turf because of ‘major problems’ caused by coronavirus in Catalonia. But UEFA confirmed that Barcelona-Napoli will be carried out as planned […]
Report: Napoli say no to Meret-Sirigu swap
Report: Napoli say no to Meret-Sirigu swap
Napoli are reportedly not interested in swapping Alex Meret for Torino goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu, amid rumours of a proposal from the Granata. Reports regarding a possible exchange deal between Napoli and Torino emerged today, but Sky Sport Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio claims the Partenopei have been quick to quash the rumours. Torino, who have […]
Sirigu-Meret: Napoli says ‘no’ to the swap
Sirigu-Meret: Napoli says ‘no’ to the swap
In the past hours Torino and Napoli were beginning to think to an hyphotetical swap between the goalkeepers Sirigu (to Napoli) and Meret (to Torino). Torino, with the new Giampaolo’s project, wanted to borrow the Napoli’s goalkeeper brought by Vagnati to Spal from 2016 to 2018. But now Napoli has decided to not continue the negotiations, […]
Man City dangle tempting carrot as meeting is set up for €90m superstar
Man City dangle tempting carrot as meeting is set up for…
Manchester City are nudging closer to the capture of Kalidou Koulibaly after it was reported transfer talks are due to be held with Napoli. Pep Guardiola’s side clearly mean business this summer after losing their Premier League crown to Liverpool. Despite it being early days in the summer window, they have already spent more than […]
Manolas: ‘Napoli can stop Messi’
Manolas: ‘Napoli can stop Messi’
Greece international Kostas Manolas has claimed Napoli must stop Lionel Messi ‘as a team’ when the Partenopei travel to Barcelona on Saturday. The former Roma defender was on the scoresheet when the Giallorossi famously eliminated the Blaugrana from the competition in 2017-18, and he revealed Francesco Totti encouraged him to do it again. “I met […]
Euro Paper Talk: Tottenham on watch as £36m winger steers Prem move with new agent; Liverpool defender ultimatum
Euro Paper Talk: Tottenham on watch as £36m winger steers…
Tottenham are keen on a Jamaica star who has intriguingly switched agents, while Liverpool receive a warning over a defender deal – all in the latest Euro Paper Talk. SPURS KEEN AS STAR WINGER SWITCHES AGENT Tottenham and Everton have registered firm interest in Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey, who has recently switched agent […]
Cakir to officiate Barca-Napoli
Cakir to officiate Barca-Napoli
UEFA has announced that Cuneyt Cakir will oversee Barcelona-Napoli at Camp Nou on Saturday and both clubs have bad history with the Turkish referee. Cakir was at the whistle when Barcelona were eliminated by a 4-0 defeat to Liverpool in last year’s semi-finals and on Saturday he’s back in charge when the Blaugrana host the […]