Milan legend Ruud Gullit believes Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee would be a good fit with his old club, although there is competition from Arsenal. The striker impressed at Bologna this season with 12 goals and seven assists in 37 competitive games, helping them earn Champions League qualification.
Next week should finally be the time for Juventus to announce Thiago Motta as their next coach and complete a chase that started months ago. The delay appears to be simply technical.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is backing Thiago Motta for success with Juventus. The departing Bologna coach is favourite to land the Juve job.
Gian Piero Gasperini recalls the problems he had with Thiago Motta when it came to giving him his Genoa debut as a player. ‘People were shocked.’ The midfielder is now a coach, having taken Bologna to Champions League qualification and is all set for a new role at Juventus from next season.
Marko Arnautovic insists he is ‘very happy and will stay at Inter’ for next season, despite suggestions the Austria international could be sold. The 35-year-old was signed from Bologna last summer on loan with an obligation to buy for €8m plus €2m in performance-related bonuses.
Inter and Milan will have some secondary moving parts concerning their attacks to take care of in addition to trying to complete top-notch additions. The Nerazzurri will have to offload both Joaquin Correa and Marko Arnautovic to sign another starting-caliber player.
English media report that Benjamin Sesko is on the verge of a move to Arsenal, which could give Milan a clear run at Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee. For several weeks now, the Rossoneri and the Gunners have been targeting the same players on the transfer market, as both seek a real centre-forward to lead the line.
Sunday’s Serie A dead-rubber affair at the Gewiss Stadium between Atalanta and Fiorentina will officially drop the curtain on the 2023/24 Serie A season.
Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi trusts Thiago Motta will ‘do very well’ as the new coach of Juventus. The club chief was in Italy to receive the Football Leadership Award at the Globe Soccer Awards.
Juventus will have to make the call on Federico Chiesa this summer since his contract expires in 2025. The Bianconeri haven’t managed to concur to a renewal at this stage.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Joshua Zirkzee’s €40m release clause is valid from July 1 to August 15 but commissions for the striker’s agent must be added to the transfer fee.
Serial Scudetto winners Massimiliano Allegri and José Mourinho were sacked by Juventus and Roma this season, and their departures have common traits. A year ago, few would have thought both Allegri and Mourinho would not even make it to the end of the season with Juventus and Roma.
During his interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Nicolò Fagioli said he would give his all to be part of the final Italy squad for Euro 2024 and that Juventus would fight for the Scudetto next season.
Juventus and Italy midfielder Nicolò Fagioli explained how and why he started gambling and admits he lost ‘a lot of money’ but is upset that he and Sandro Tonali were described as ‘two demons.’ Juventus midfielder Fagioli spoke for the first time since the end of a seven-month ban for gambling.
The teams that want Joshua Zirkzee will have to wait to concretely start tussling to acquire him. His €40M release clause is valid from July 1st to August 15th.
Juventus will likely sell some players, especially youngsters, to have more resources this summer, but they’d gladly keep Gleison Bremer. His release clause comes into effect only next year.
Sunusi Ibrahim netted two goals, Ariel Lassiter had a goal and two assists and host CF Montreal ended a seven-match winless drought by beating D.C. United 4-2 on Wednesday night.
Thiago Motta could well end up signing his contract as Juventus coach in Portugal, because he is travelling there by Harley Davidson from Bologna. The
Juventus could effectively rebuild their midfield for free under new coach Thiago Motta, by extending Adrien Rabiot’s contract and bringing Arthur Melo back from Fiorentina.
Former Juventus and Bologna midfielder Giancarlo Marocchi feels that Matteo Politano’s omission from Italy’s preliminary squad for Euro 2024 means Luciano Spalletti will surely use a three-man defence.
Former Italy striker Luca Toni feels Daniele De Rossi was the only one who could replace José Mourinho and Roma and feels Milan should try to sign Manchester
Though Milan have yet to make Paulo Fonseca’s appointment as a new chief staff official, they’re already making moves in the market. According to Sky Sport,
Italy coaching chief Renzo Ulivieri says Thiago Motta is the "future of football". Motta is leaving Bologna this summer and is expected to move to Juventus.
Jonathan Sirois made four saves for his third clean sheet this season and first this season at home, and CF Montreal halted a four-match losing streak with a 0-0 draw against visiting Nashville SC on Saturday night.
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