As the summer transfer window comes to a close, clubs are rushing and stressing trying to conclude all their current ongoing negotiations and seal whatever deals that need sealing. Juventus, who are the champions of Italy’s Serie A for five consecutive years now, have enjoyed one of the most historic, successful Calciomercato in the club’s
From the official website statement that bid Joe Hart farewell from Manchester City as he joined Torino on a season-long loan, it was hard to think why they were letting him go. ‘No goalkeeper has won more Premier League Golden Gloves titles than Joe’s four’ it read, ‘he’s also been named in the PFA Premier
Gonzalo Higuain has completed a record breaking move from Napoli to Serie A champions Juventus. The Argentine has signed for a whooping £75.3 million, becoming the third most expensive transfer in the history of the modern game after Cristiano Ronaldo [£80 million, 2009] and Gareth Bale [£85.3 million, 2013]. The humongous sum will be paid
Napoli full-back Elseid Hysaj has been the subject of much transfer speculation this summer with Chelsea one of the clubs said to be looking at the talented Albanian. The right back has four seasons of first team football under his belt in Italy in addition to 20 international caps so he already has quite a
Medhi Benatia has successfully completed a switch away from the Allianz Arena after agreeing personal terms with the Italian champions Juventus. The loan spell - which cost £2.5 million- will be for the entire season with the additional option of a permanent transfer for £14.3 million over the next two years. The Moroccan makes his
Perhaps the most talked about transfer in Italy this summer has been that of Miralem Pjanić who ended his 5 year association with Roma in favour of joining rivals Juventus. It has left fans of the capital club furious but it’s not hard to see why Pjanic came to the conclusion that his future was
Dani Alves will leave Barcelona this summer after a successful eight year stay at Camp Nou with Juventus looking to be his likely destination although the deal has yet to be completed. The Brazilian has won no less than 23 trophies during his time in Catalonia, but has clearly come to the decision that a
Reports suggest Napoli’s central defender Kalidou Koulibaly hasn’t signed his contract extension, and there are various clubs interested in the 24-year-old’s services. Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Chelsea have all been linked with the Senegalese international. The French-Senegalese defender had an absolutely brilliant season under coach Sarri which has naturally got him much attention in
We should get the biggest clues yet as to what direction Jurgen Klopp wants to take this Liverpool side in the coming years when he dips into the transfer market this summer and most likely shows the door to one or two of his current players. One man linked with a move to Anfield is
Leicester have all but wrapped up the Premier League title under the nose of traditional title contenders, and the humbled English juggernauts will likely retaliate by attempting to seduce every other league’s TOTY (team of the year) nominees with the television deal monies. AS Roma defender Kostas Manolas has been heavily linked with Chelsea and
Paul Pogba has at times received some rare criticism this season and might reflect on a mixed campaign, although that would only be by the very high standards he has set over the past couple of years in Turin. At 23, he remains unquestionably one of world football’s elite young players and if there is
There is an air about Gianluigi Buffon suggesting he is unmovable, the goalkeeper who made his senior debut for Parma aged 17 back in 1995 and is still around 21 years and 793 appearances later, breaking records like he did for Juventus at the weekend. The 38 year old is Italy’s most capped player having
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One of the stories of the season in Serie A has the been the incredible rise of teenager goalkeeping sensation Gianluigi Donnarumma. The AC Milan shot-stopper, who turned 17 only a couple of weeks ago, has become first-choice keeper at the San Siro and has impressed everyone with maturity beyond his years. Italy has always
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According to recent reports, Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri is ready to take the Chelsea job in the summer. Who is Allegri and can he be the man to get the Blues back to being title contenders next season? The 48-year-old Italian has been linked with the Chelsea job for a number of weeks now. The
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At 28 years old, Gonzalo Higuain is at his peak. So far this season the Argentinian has managed to find the back of the net 20 times in as many appearances in the Italian League. In all competitions he has scored 23 goals in 25 games, making him the leading goal scorer in all top
Bologna’s talented young full-back Adam Masina has caught the eye during the first half of the season in Serie A. He has helped the newly promoted club to seven wins so far and they are seven points clear of the relegation zone and looking good to retain their top flight status. Despite only turning 22
“I believe in the project of Milan, Mihajlovic made a good impression on me”, was Stephan El Shaarawy’s reaction to meeting Sinisa Mihajlovic, named the new manager of AC Milan in the summer, and the talk of the Serbian introducing a 4-3-1-2 at the San Siro generated much excitement and optimism that Il Faraone could
A solid Empoli side have been something of a surprise package in Serie A this season and at the heart of it all has been the impressive Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski. This is his second season on loan at Empoli from Udinese and his current club are out-performing his parent side right now. Empoli are
Back at the start of December, Francesco Acerbi volleyed in a cross from Matteo Politano to send Sassuolo on their way to a convincing 1-3 win at Sampdoria. A fortnight later and Sassuolo took a point from bottom club Verona with a 1-1 draw, sending the Neroverdi into the winter break sitting eighth in Serie
It seems like the “kisses and cuddles” that Jose Mourinho shared with Diego Costa at half-time in Chelsea’s 0-4 win at Maccabi Tel Aviv last Tuesday evening weren’t enough to maintain the peace for too long. The explanation offered by Mourinho to his angry exchange with his striker as they headed towards the changing room,
This week, Alessandro Florenzi has been linked with a move to the Premier League with Arsenal and Tottenham expressing an interest in the Roman. The North London clubs also face stiff competition from European champions, Barcelona. Background Born in Rome, the 24 year-old has come through Roma’s youth academy. He is predominantly a right-sided