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Jun212018 by JBNo Comments

Lucas Torreira finally breaks his silence on Arsenal transfer

Sampdoria star Lucas Torreira has called Arsenal ‘one of the most important teams in the world’ amid rumours he’s set for a move to the Emirates. Torreira has reportedly agreed a £26million deal with Arsenal and is expected to join up with his new team-mates after Uruguay’s World Cup campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Unai Emery is on the lookout for midfield reinforcements, with Jack Wilshere on his way out of Arsenal, and Torreira has been hus number one target. Stephan Lichtsteiner completed a free transfer to Arsenal this month and Torreira has hinted that he could follow to north London. Asked if he's an Arsenal player, Torreira replied: ‘No, I don’t know (if he is an Arsenal player). ‘At the moment , the most important thing is playin...

Jun192018 by JBNo Comments

Sarri’s agent in London to finalise Chelsea move

Premier League, Seria A

Maurizio Sarri's agent is in London to finalise a move to Stamford Bridge, a source has confirmed, amid reports in Italy of an impending move to buy him out of his contract. With Antonio Conte still in charge at Chelsea, the Blues are not commenting on some reports on Tuesday that they are set to pay £4.4m to purchase Sarri from Napoli. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sarri left his post as Napoli manager at the end of the season and was replaced by Carlo Ancelotti, but Sarri is still under contract at the club. Reports in Italy also claimed the deal will include a transfer pact with Napoli not to activate release clauses for players which includes Piotr Zielinski, Elseid Hysaj or Raul Albiol. And those reports also say ex-Chelsea star Gianfranco Zol...

Jun132018 by JBNo Comments

Allegri reveals he rejected Real Madrid offer

Transfer Info, La Liga, Seria A

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed he had the opportunity to become Zinedine Zidane's successor at Real Madrid but turned down the offer to stay in Italy. Allegri had been linked with two of Europe's top jobs recently, as both Chelsea and Real Madrid showed interest in the Italian with the expected exit of Antonio Conte and Zidane's shock exit just last month. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea are yet to confirm who will take over from Conte, who is widely expected to leave, while Spain's Julen Lopetegui caused a big scandal by taking the Madrid job just days before the World Cup began. Lopetegui has now been sacked by the RFEF hours before the big kick-off, and Allegri confirmed that he in fact had first bite at the job vacancy bef...

Jun12018 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea to replace Thibaut Courtois with Alisson

Transfer Info, Premier League, Seria A

Chelsea are likely to sell Thibaut Courtois and are considering making a move for Roma goalkeeper Alisson, according to Sky Sports. The Belgium international has just one year left on his current contract at Stamford Bridge and the Blues have decided to stop negotiations over a renewal. Courtois made 46 appearances for Chelsea last campaign but they missed out on Champions League qualification and manager Antonio Conte's future remains in doubt with Maurizio Sarri linked to the job. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 26-year-old has joined a number of first-team players whose futures are also in doubt at the club, including Willian, who is understood to want to leave the club if Conte remains, with Manchester United mooted as a possible destination. ...

May292018 by JBNo Comments

Jorginho’s agent breaks silence on ‘important’ Chelsea interest

Transfer Info, Premier League, Seria A

The agent of Napoli midfielder Jorginho says Chelsea are an ‘important and interesting club’ but says he’s not been in contact with the club. A host of European clubs are believed to be in the chase for Jorginho with Manchester City leading the race to sign the Italian midfielder. Pep Guardiola was blown away by the midfielder’s performance during City’s 3-2 win against Napoli in the Champions League last season and pulled out of a deal for Shakhtar Donestsk's Fred because of his display. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, Joao Santos says there’s been no progress on City’s deal and hinted about Chelsea. ‘Today’s offer [from City]? You have to ask Guintoli [Napoli director],’ Santos told Calcio Napoli. ‘I’m not negotiation so I cannot say an...

May242018 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal interested in Roma star Pellegrini

Transfer Info, Premier League, Seria A

Arsenal are interested in signing Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini this summer. The 21-year-old scored three goals in 37 appearances last season as Roma finished third in the league and reached the Champions League semi-finals. Juventus are also interested in the midfielder whose current deal includes a £26m release clause. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Skysports, Roma are likely to make a move for Bryan Cristante as a replacement for Pellegrini if he leaves the club. Pellegrini already has three international caps for Italy and played in the 1-1 friendly draw with England at Wembley in March. Arsenal are also still interested in Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri after the appointment of new manager Unai Emery. Click below to f...

May232018 by JBNo Comments

Morata fuels Chelsea exit rumours after meeting with Juventus

Transfer Info, Premier League, Seria A

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata met with Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici in Milan on Wednesday. The meeting, which was also attended by Morata's agent Juanma Lopez, is likely to fuel speculation that the Spaniard could leave Chelsea after just a season . (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Morata moved to Stamford Bridge from Real Madrid last summer for a club-record £60m fee, and scored 15 goals in 47 games in all competitions in 2017-18. Though he got off to a scintillating start, the 25-year-old faded as the season went on and missed out on Spain's World Cup squad. Morata's struggles at the club have led to rumours he could re-join Juve, with whom he had a successful two-year loan spell. During his two years in Turin, Morata scored 27 g...

May232018 by JBNo Comments

Napoli confirm Ancelotti as new manager

Transfer Info, Seria A

Napoli have confirmed the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as the club's new boss. Ancelotti held talks with Napoli's president Aurelio De Laurentiis in Rome last week before taking over from Mauricio Sarri, whose exit was confirmed on Wednesday. The 58-year-old Italian has been out of job since he was sacked by Bayern Munich in September 2017, while his last job in Italy was with AC Milan, who he left in 2009 to become Chelsea manager. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ancelotti is believed to have turned down several other offers including the Italy national team job to sign a three-year deal at Napoli. Sarri, meanwhile, is also considering an offer from Russian club Zenit St Petersburg despite interest from Chelsea. He was visited by club offici...

May232018 by JBNo Comments

Maurizio Sarri close to replacing Antonio Conte as Chelsea boss after Napoli exit

Transfer Info, Premier League, Seria A

Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri is closing in on a move to Chelsea and is increasingly hopeful they will move to apppoint him as the new boss. Sarri became the front-runner for the Stamford Bridge job after Luis Enrique's wage demands priced him out of a possible move. However, Carlo Ancelotti has been confirmed as the new boss of Napoli after Sarri's sack. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sarri's current deal at the Stadio San Paolo was supposed to expire in 2020, but Napoli have now moved to sack him. And reports have suggested Zenit offered Sarri £3.5m a season to come to Russia after the exit of Roberto Mancini. But it is understood Sarri has his heart set on a transfer to Chelsea and has put on hold any agreement with the Russian club. The outgoing...

May92018 by JBNo Comments

Gattuso reveals why he ate a live SNAIL in front of Milan team-mates ahead of Manchester United clash in 2010

Seria A, Premier League

Gennaro Gattuso has revealed he took a bizarre decision to eat a live snail during his playing days in 2010 in a bid to reduce tension among his Milan team-mates. Andrea Pirlo revealed that the midfielder had performed the stunt before their Champions League clash with Manchester United back in 2010. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Asked about the incident, Gattuso admitted that it happened, but insisted he had taken the measures to reduce the tensions ahead of a very important match - though it did not work, with Milan losing 7-2 on aggregate. 'I've done worse things than eating a snail alive,' Gattuso told reporters ahead of the Coppa Italia final. 'The point is, it was not about the snail anyway. 'I'm saying this because my point is that in that p...