It was a weekend of meltdowns in Serie A as Napoli’s title charge appears to have ended, Inter’s champions league dreams faded away and tensions are rising at AC Milan. Juventus appears on track to record another Scudetto after the Napoli’s star striker Gonzalo Higuain totally lost the plot against Udinese at the weekend. Higuain […]
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I wrote a month ago that Antonio Conte would be the next Chelsea manager and today the Blues confirmed that the Italian would take over as manager after Italy’s Euro 2016 campaign. Conte has been Italy manager since 2014, following Cesare Prandelli’s resignation after Italy crashed out the World Cup in Brazil alongside England in […]
American sports executive Charlie Stillitano caused controversy last month we he spoke about the Champions League being a closed tournament, open only to the biggest clubs in Europe. Stillitano got hammered in the press, but this week Inter Milan CEO Michael Bolingbroke spoke about a similar process where the big names could still enjoy the […]
There are lots of TV shows based upon the premise of flipping a house. Buying something below market value and immediately sell (or flip) it to another buyer for a profit. That is what Real Madrid is poised to do this summer, but instead of a house, they are looking to flip striker Alvaro Morata […]
The financial state of Italian clubs was laid bare to the world this week and it extremely worrying for any fan of Serie A. Collectively, clubs in Serie A lost a combined €365 million last season, up from the €220m combined losses they had incurred just 12 months prior. Only seven of the 19 clubs […]
According to reports out of Italy, Inter Milan have reached a pre-contract agreement with Sevilla’s Ever Banega, whose contract expires in the summer. Banega flew into Milan recently to complete the first part of his medical and finalize terms on a new three-year deal. The free transfer signing would represent a significant coup for Inter, […]
Some confusing signals out of Italy on the future of Lazio star Felipe Anderson and whether he is heading to Manchester United this summer for a huge transfer fee. The 22-year-old Brazilian was heavily linked with a move to United during the summer transfer window last year with Lazio conforming that they turned down a […]
From Jose Mourinho’s recent travels it is clear that signing a top striker this summer will be one of his main priorities when he takes over at Manchester United. Recently Mourinho was in Germany to watch Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has been linked with all the big teams in Europe after telling Dortmund […]