JUVENTUS DUO OUT OF FIORENTINA CLASH

Italian football giants Juventus will have to navigate their Serie A clash with Fiorentina without the duo of Mattia De Scglio and Moise Kean due to injury. While De Scglio and Kean will miss the Italian Serie A clash with Fiorentina at home on Saturday evening, Juventus manager Maximiliano Allegri has been boosted with the return of star players Paolo Dybala and Federico Chiesa to full fitness. Dybala and Chiesa are expected to start as part of a 4-4-2 formation for Italian football giants Juventus.

Argentine attacker Dybala scored twice and also added an assist as Juventus beat Russian champions Zenit Saint Petersburg 4-2 at home to progress into the Champions League knockout stage with two games to spare. Chiesa also scored during the game ahead of him facing former club Fiorentina. Chiesa made his debut for Fiorentina five years ago against Juventus at the Allianz Stadium.

Juventus have not been on top form in Italian football this season and the home game with Fiorentina is a must-win for manager Allegri and his players after losing the last two games against Sassuolo (home) and Hellas Verona (away). Ahead of the league meeting of the two Italian football heavyweights,Fiorentina have three more points than Juventus on the league standings. The Old Lady started the latest set of Italian Serie A games in ninth position on the league table with 15 points, while Fiorentina are two places ahead of the Old Lady with 18 points.

Juventus have to watch out for the threat of Serbian striker DusanVlahovicwho scored a treble against Spezia last weekend to take his league tally to eight goals.

Vlahovic has been linked with a move away from Fiorentina in the January transfer window with Premier League heavyweights Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur among the clubs eyeing a transfer for the Serbian international.

BARELLA: INTER READY TO DOUBLE SALARY

Italian football giants Inter Milan are prepared to double the salary of star midfielder Nicolo Barella. This is according the report from Italian publication Corriere dello Sport (CdS) which revealed that the Italian national team player is ready to pen a new deal with his Italian football club.


Barella, 24, has become an important player for both club (Inter Milan) and country (Italy) over the last one year. He was a key member of the Inter Milan squad that won the league title in the Italian football top fight last season under Antonio Conte. He then played a big role in the Italy midfield as they won the Euro 2020 tournament in the summer. Continue reading BARELLA: INTER READY TO DOUBLE SALARY

INZAGHI EXPLAINS INTER TURNAROUND AT FIORENTINA

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Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi has revealed how his team was able to turn the game around against Fiorentina at the StadioArtemioFranchi. Inzaghiexplained how Italian football giants Inter Milan were able to come from behind to beat their hosts 3-1 and love above Napoli at the Italian Serie A summit.


Inzaghirevealed how his Inter Milan side was second best in the first half and that he had to prepare his players to take advantage since Fiorentina can’t maintain their first half tempo for the whole of the second half.
Inter Milan had to weather the first half storm from the home team thanks to the saves from their goalkeeper, Samir Handanovic. This is despite the fact that Fiorentinawere able to score one goal in that first half through Italian winger Riccardo Sottil. Continue reading INZAGHI EXPLAINS INTER TURNAROUND AT FIORENTINA

PETAGNA ON SAMPDORIA RADAR – REPORT

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Sampdoria are eyeing a move for Napoli attacker Andrea Petagna. This is according to Italian football expert Gianluca Di Marzio. The Sky Sports Italia journalist confirmed thatSampdoria are interested in a move for Petagna via his official Twitter handle.


Italian football team Sampdoria are in the market for a new attacking option following the injury to Manolo Gabbiadini at the start of the week. Ex-Southampton attacker Gabbiadini suffered the injury during the Italian Serie A opener for Sampdoria. He was a big casualty from the 1-0 home loss to AC Milan. Continue reading PETAGNA ON SAMPDORIA RADAR – REPORT

ROMA REJECT MILAN OFFER FOR FLORENZI

Italian international Alessandro Florenzi is an unwanted man in Rome. The utility player is not in the plans of new manager Jose Mourinho at AS Roma and he’s expected to move to a new team this summer. Italian football rivals AC Milan have already opened talks with Roma in the quest to sign Florenzi.

Florenzi is back in the Italian capital with Roma after his loan spell with French giants Paris Saint Germain (PSG) last season.

Milan have made an offer to sign the Florenzi on a dry loan but Roma want a paid loan for the player. Italian media portal Corriere di Roma stated that Roma are keen to do a paid loan deal for Italian national team player Florenzi.

Florenzi was part of the Italy squad that won the Euro 2020 tournament. He started the first game of the tournament against Turkey and got injured during the game. Florenzi didn’t feature again till the tournament ended.

It has been established that the two Italian football teams namely Roma and Milan are still in discussion in a bid to find a solution for Florenzi.

La Gazzettadello Sport stated that Roma want to monetise the deal involving Florenzi and AC Milan. The solution could to the situation could be a loan deal for the player with an option to buy him on the part of the Rossoneri.

Florenzi didn’t find favour under the last managerial dispensation at Roma under Paulo Fonseca and the same situation has extended to the new managerial era under Jose Mourinho. The Italian player spent six months on loan at Valencia in the Spanish La Liga. He returned to the club last summer before being farmed out on loan to PSG. Florenzi was unable to win the league with PSG in the French top flight last season.

INTER MIAMI APPROACH MERTENS

Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami have reportedly made an approach for Napoli attacker Dries Mertens. The MLS team wants to sign the Belgian national team player who has been in Italian football for several years.

It was revealed that Inter Miami want to give Mertens a different experience in MLS football to what he’s accustomed to in Italian football. The news of the interest from Inter Miami was disclosed by Italian football newspaper II Mattino. According to the news outlet, Inter Miami called Mertens and his representatives to make an offer that will see him end his career in the United States.

Mertens, 34, has been in Italian football since joining Napoli eight years ago. The Belgium international signed for Napoli from Dutch Eredivisie outfit PSV Eindhoven in 2013.

Napoli attacker Mertens has a contract that runs out next summer at his which club with the option to extend it for another season.

The aforementioned report stated that Napoli won’t mind parting ways with their forward. The Europa League campaigners are not reluctant to sell the experienced player who’s the all-time leading goalscorer in the history of the club. Mertens has 135 goals in 360 games in the colours of the Partenopei.

Mertens could reunite with former Napoli teammate Gonzalo Higuain if he moves to Inter Miami in the MLS.

Inter Miami are one of the newest franchises in the MLS and they are presently struggling with the worst record in the whole league after losing six games on the bounce. They are managed by Englishman Phil Neville who played for both Everton and Manchester United in the Premier League. The club is co-owned by David Beckham, a former Manchester United player. Neville and Beckham played together at Manchester United for several years and they were part of the treble-winning squad in 1999 at Old Trafford.

INTER MIAMI APPROACH MERTENS

Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami have reportedly made an approach for Napoli attacker Dries Mertens. The MLS team wants to sign the Belgian national team player who has been in Italian football for several years.

It was revealed that Inter Miami want to give Mertens a different experience in MLS football to what he’s accustomed to in Italian football. The news of the interest from Inter Miami was disclosed by Italian football newspaper II Mattino. According to the news outlet, Inter Miami called Mertens and his representatives to make an offer that will see him end his career in the United States.

Mertens, 34, has been in Italian football since joining Napoli eight years ago. The Belgium international signed for Napoli from Dutch Eredivisie outfit PSV Eindhoven in 2013.

Napoli attacker Mertens has a contract that runs out next summer at his which club with the option to extend it for another season.

The aforementioned report stated that Napoli won’t mind parting ways with their forward. The Europa League campaigners are not reluctant to sell the experienced player who’s the all-time leading goalscorer in the history of the club. Mertens has 135 goals in 360 games in the colours of the Partenopei.

Mertens could reunite with former Napoli teammate Gonzalo Higuain if he moves to Inter Miami in the MLS.

Inter Miami are one of the newest franchises in the MLS and they are presently struggling with the worst record in the whole league after losing six games on the bounce. They are managed by Englishman Phil Neville who played for both Everton and Manchester United in the Premier League. The club is co-owned by David Beckham, a former Manchester United player. Neville and Beckham played together at Manchester United for several years and they were part of the treble-winning squad in 1999 at Old Trafford.

WATFORD, WEST HAM KEEN ON THORSBY

Two Premier League teams are reportedly keen on signing Norwegian midfielder Morten Thorsby this summer. Thorsby plays his club football for Sampdoria in the Italian football league. The interest of the English clubs was revealed by various media outlets in Italy.

West Ham United and Watford are the two Premier League teams eyeing a move for the 25-year-old Norwegian international. The Sampdoria player is at the heart of a bidding war involving the two English clubs.

Morten Thorsby and MikkelDamsgaardare two players attracting the interest of other clubs at Italian football team Sampdoria. While Watford and the Hammers are interested in Norwegian international Thorsby, clubs like Arsenal, AC Milan and Chelsea are on the trail of Damsgaard who was in superb form for Denmark at Euro 2020.

Thorsby tasted Italian football for the first time two years ago on the back of his transfer from Dutch team Heerenveen. The Norwegian player signed for Sampdoria on a free transfer at the end of his contract with Heerenveen. Thorsby signed a four-year deal upon moving to Italian football to play for Sampdoria. The West Ham United target has two years left on that contract.

Norwegian national team midfielder Thorsby was a regular in the Sampdoria team last season. In total, he played 35 times for the Italian football team netting three times in the process.

Italian media outletssuch as Sky Sports Italia and Tuttomercatoweb confirmed the interest of the abovementioned English clubs in Thorsby. West Ham United initially thought they were favourites to sign the midfielder before Watford stepped in for the player.

The Hammers made a bid for Thorsby which they thought would be enough to sign the player until Watford made an improved bid for him.Sampdoria are hoping that the Premier League teams would increase their respective offers thereby leading to a bidding war between the two clubs interested in the player. It has been reported that it would take around €6m to sign Thorsby.

SCHICK ON MILAN RADAR – REPORT

Czech Republic international Patrik Schick is attracting the interest of Italian football giants AC Milan after his phenomenal performances at the Euro 2020 tournament. Schick has been one of the stars of the tournament and it’s not a surprise that Milan have been linked with a move for the striker. It was reported by two Italian media outlets namely Tuttomercatoweb and Sportmediasetthat Italian football giants AC Milan have contacted German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen over a possible move for Schick. The Czech Republic international has a €40m valuation from Leverkusen.

Italian football club Milan want to sign a new striker this summer especially after the exit of Mario Mandzukic this summer and they have been linked with a move for striker options like Chelsea star Olivier Giroud and Real Madrid player Luka Jovic. Schick is the latest striker linked with the Rossoneri but his acquisition will cost a lot of money in comparison to other options like Giroud and Jovic. Serbian international Jovic could sign for Milan on loan from Real Madrid, while Frenchman Giroud will have to rescind the new one-year deal activated by Chelsea earlier this summer to move to the San Siro on a free transfer.

Milan might need to sell some of theirplayers to raise funds for an expensive signing like Schick. The Italian football giants could raise cash from the potential sale of players like Rafael Leao, Jens Petter-Hauge, SamuCastillejo and TommasoPobega.

AC Milan target Patrik Schick has scored four goals for his country at the Euro 2020 tournament and he could add to his tally when Czech Republic take on Denmark for a place in the semi-finals later this weekend. His fourth goal of the tournament came in the last round against the Netherlands. He scored one of the goals in a 2-0 win over the Dutch team.

GATTUSO SET TO LEAVE FIORENTINA

Italian football legend GennaroGattuso is set to leave Serie A club Fiorentinafollowing the disagreements between him and the club. Gattuso was appointed as the new Fiorentina manager less than a month ago and he’s yet to manage them for a single game before reaching the decision to walk away from the Italian football outfit unless the Florence-based team is willing to dance to his tune on transfers.

While confirming the news of Gattuso’simminent Fiorentina exit, Italian football expert Fabrizio Romano said that the former Milan midfielder will walk out of his new job after just 20 days due to the problems on transfer strategy between Fiorentina, Gattuso and his agent Jorge Mendes.

Gattuso had been at Napoli before his appointment as the new Fiorentina boss at the end of last month. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis opted not to renew his Napoli contract that ended this summer after the relationship between the two parties went downhill in the final months of his Gattuso’s reign as manager at the club. Napoli have since given the managerial job at the club to the experienced Luciano Spalletti who previously managed clubs like Zenit St. Petersburg and AS Roma.

The new Italian Serie A season is shaping up to be an interesting season potentially with a lot of managerial changes than normal though Gattuso is now almost certain not to be a part of that change due to his irreconcilable differences with Fiorentina at this point.

Big Italian football clubs like Inter Milan, Lazio, Napoli, Juventus and AS Roma all have new managers.

The new Napoli manager is Spalletti as confirmed above, while Jose Mourinho has been appointed the new manager at his former club AS Roma. Simone Inzaghi is one of the best young managers in Italian football and he left Lazio to take up the Inter Milan job in the place of Antonio Conte who led the club to the Serie A title last season.

Maurizio Sarri has taken the place of Inzaghi at Lazio, while Maximiliano Allegri is back at his former club Juventus as their new manager.