Monthly Archives: August 2020
Agent: ‘Osimhen wanted to be sure of Napoli’
Agent: ‘Osimhen wanted to be sure of Napoli’
Victor Osimhen’s agent explains the striker ‘wanted to be sure it was the right choice’ to join Napoli and had offers from England and Germany too. The transfer was finally completed yesterday for €50m cash, €10m in bonuses, plus ownership of Orestis Karnezis and three youth team players. It took longer than expected because Osimhen […]
Griezmann back in training for Napoli match
Griezmann back in training for Napoli match
Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele have returned to light training with Barcelona, so could recover for the Champions League with Napoli. The first leg of this Round of 16 tie ended 1-1 at the Stadio San Paolo and the decider is on August 8. Barça have struggled in the final weeks of their domestic season, […]
ADL: ‘Unleash Hell’ in Barcelona
ADL: ‘Unleash Hell’ in Barcelona
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis warns he will ‘unleash Hell’ if his players or staff catch COVID-19 in the Champions League trip to Barcelona. While the virus is relatively contained now in Italy, it is spiking again in Spain, above all in the Catalunya region. Nonetheless, UEFA continue to assure there’s no need to move […]
Official: Immobile Europe’s top scorer
Official: Immobile Europe’s top scorer
Lazio striker Ciro Immobile is officially the 2020 Golden Shoe winner, as Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t even in the Juventus squad to face Roma. Ronaldo is the only player who could feasibly still catch Immobile on 35 Serie A goals this season, having found the net 31 times already. However, Maurizio Sarri has rested CR7 for […]
Man Utd great tips Liverpool to sign defender ‘better than Joe Gomez’
Man Utd great tips Liverpool to sign defender ‘better…
Liverpool should do all in their power to sign Kalidou Koulibaly this summer, with the defender an ‘upgrade’ on Joe Gomez. That’s according to former Manchester United favourite Dimitar Berbatov. He reckons the powerful Napoli defender is one of the few players in the world game who can improve Jurgen Klopp’s title-winning squad. The Reds […]
Man Utd great tips Liverpool to sign defender ‘better than Joe Gomez’ and purrs over midfielder link
Man Utd great tips Liverpool to sign defender ‘better…
Liverpool should do all in their power to sign Kalidou Koulibaly this summer, with the defender an ‘upgrade’ on Joe Gomez. That’s according to former Manchester United favourite Dimitar Berbatov. He reckons the powerful Napoli defender is one of the few players in the world game who can improve Jurgen Klopp’s title-winning squad. The Reds […]
De Laurentiis gives Man City, Liverpool Koulibaly transfer hope
De Laurentiis gives Man City, Liverpool Koulibaly transfer hope
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has hinted that star centre back Kalidou Koulibaly is available for transfer this summer. Koulibaly has built a reputation as one of the world’s top defenders during his time in Serie A. Inevitably, he has attracted plenty of interest from around Europe. The likes of Real Madrid, PSG and Liverpool have […]
Immobile poised to make history
Immobile poised to make history
Ciro Immobile could make history this evening, as the Lazio striker can become Capocannoniere, win the Golden Boot and break the all-time Serie A season scoring record. The Biancocelesti visit Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo, which is also where the record of 36 goals was set by Gonzalo Higuain with his hat-trick against Frosinone […]