AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri is pleased with the Rossoneri efforts to revolutionise their playing personnel during the summer. Milan made wholesale changes to their side during the summer,letting some of their high profile players like Gennaro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta and Mark Van Bommel leave on a free, while players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva […]
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The summer transfer window has just closed, but Juventus director general Beppe Marotta is already looking ahead to the January window. “We are continuing to monitor interesting players and we’ll decide whether to make any moves in January,” said Marotta. Juve spent all summer chasing top strikers like Robin Van Persie, Stevan Jovetic or Fernando […]
After another disappointing performance in the 2-0 win against Malta on Tuesday, Cesare Prandelli points out Italy are “a work in progress. We must find our identity searching for entertaining football.” In scraping a 2-2 draw in Bulgaria and beating Malta in their opening World Cup qualifiers, Italy have been a shadow of the side […]
The Gazzetta dello Sport have published their annual review of Serie A salaries and here are the top ten highest wage earners, as well as the highest earners by team. Serie A Highest Wage Earners Buffon (Juventus) €6m De Rossi (Roma) €6m Sneijder (Inter) €6m Totti (Roma) €5m Cavani (Napoli) €4.5m Milito (Inter) €4.5m Cambiasso […]
Despite slashing their wage bill by €60m this summer, AC Milan still have the largest wage bill in Serie A. The Gazzetta dello Sport on Tuesday published their annual review of Serie A salaries and for the first time we can begin to see the implication of Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules. So despite letting […]
Giuseppe Rossi was nearly involved in a last-minute transfer to Roma his agent Federico Pastorello has revealed. Although having previously stated that his client would remain at Villarreal until at least the end of the current campaign, the Italy international’s representative admits that he almost swapped clubs at the end of August. “Roma? Rossi had […]
Gianfranco Zola believes Napoli “can be Juventus’ main rivals for the Scudetto”this season and advises ‘heir’ Lorenzo Insigne. The Watford manager started his Serie A career in Naples and continues to keep a close eye on their progress. “Napoli can be Juventus’ main rivals for the Scudetto, because Milan did not reinforce and Inter don’t seem superior to their status last season. There could be room […]
Wesley Sneijder says he has no intention of leaving an Inter side whom he believes can fight for the Scudetto. The Inter star constantly finds his name in the transfer rumour mill, but he’s still plying his trade at San Siro. “I have a contract until 2015 and if the club still want me after that…” he told the Gazzetta dello Sport. “As a minimum, […]
Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has hit back at Fiorentina and Juventus after he snubbed them in order to join Fulham. Berbatov has been criticized by both Serie A clubs after allegedly breaking promises to them about his interest in joining them, something Berbatov refutes. “Some clubs wanted me, other clubs wanted me, but […]