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Inter Milan reportedly ready to spend €30 million on Gundogan

     Inter are willing to spend up to €30 million in order to clinch the signing of Ilkay Gundogan from Manchester City this Summer according to a report from CalcioMercato.com.The German’s contract with the Premier League outfit is due to expire in just over a year’s time and he is understood to have zero intention of prolonging his stay.For this reason, City are looking to sell him off in order to not lose him for nothing once his deal at the club expires.The report goes on to state that Inter are confident about investing €30 million as it is a sum that they could raise through player sales, potentially through Ivan Perisic alone if Inter’s reported demands for the Croatian winger are met by the trio of Premier League sides keen on him.The next few weeks could prove dec...
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Moise Kean winner put Juventus on brinks of Serie A title

Teenager Moise Kean has left Juventus within one win of retaining its Serie A title.Kean, who was the victim of racist abuse during the week, came off the bench to score what was to prove the winner on Saturday as Juventus came from behind to beat AC Milan 2-1. It was the Italy forward’s fifth goal in as many matches for club and country and has seen him stake a claim for a place in the starting lineup for the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal game at Ajax on Wednesday, especially with Cristiano Ronaldo a doubt for Juventus as he recovers from injury.“We need to let him (Kean) grow,” Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said. “We’ll see if he plays on Wednesday, the substitutes are important and we saw that again today.”Paulo Dybala’s penalty canceled out Krzysztof Piatek’s ...
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Roma humiliated by Napoli after 4-1 loss

Napoli humiliated Claudio Ranieri's Roma with a 4-1 win in the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday consolidating second place, 15 points behind runaway leaders Juventus in Serie A.Arkadiusz Milik put the visitors ahead after two minutes with Dries Mertens, Simone Verdi and Amin Younes adding three more in the second half to inflict another blow on the hosts' Champions League ambitions next season.Juventus continued their march towards an eighth consecutive Serie A title with on-form teenager Moise Kean scoring the only goal against Empoli on Saturday.Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli have almost no chance of winning the title with nine games to go, but extended their cushion on third-placed Inter Milan to ten points before Luciano Spalletti's side host Lazio later on Sunday."I expected a performance like thi...
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Serie A: Cagliari thrash Chievo to move away from relegation zone

Cagliari eased their relegation fears in Serie A with a 3-0 win over 10-man Chievo, who remain rock bottom of the table.Fabio Pisacane, Joao Pedro and Artur Ionita scored in the first half to give Cagliari their first away win in the league since September, and any faint hopes of a Chievo comeback were ended in the 52nd minute when Fabio Depaoli was sent off for a second bookable offence.Chievo made the brighter start but it was the visitors who took the lead with their first significant attack after 16 minutes when Pisacane headed home from Luca Pellegrini's cross. The home side rallied and Perparim Hetemaj's shot from the edge of the penalty area was saved by Alessio Cragno, but Cagliari doubled their lead in style in the 33rd minute, Pedro firing home a first-time s...
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Cristiano Ronaldo injury update ahead Juventus Champions league tie against Ajax

Cristiano Ronaldo is a doubt for Juventus' Champions League tie against Ajax, his manager has confirmed.Ronaldo, who is on course to win his fourth Champions League title in succession this season, injured a thigh muscle during Portugal's Euro 2020 qualifier against Serbia in midweek.Although the 34-year-old played down the severity of the injury in a post-match interview, Massimiliano Allegri stated on Friday that he could miss the first leg of the quarter-final against the Dutch club as he recovers."He's already started to move but won't return to training until he feels fit. There is a risk he'll miss the first leg against Ajax," Allegri said."We have to be careful because we're in a tricky period of the season. It's better he misses one match and comes back when he's 100...
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AS Roma want to bring Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri back to Serie A

Roma are reportedly keen to bring Maurizio Sarri back to Italy as their manager, despite recently appointing Claudio Ranieri. Sarri is currently favourite to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job after a disappointing season with Chelsea. Roma however are huge admirers of the 60-year-old for his work in Serie A with Napoli, and reportedly would make a move should he leave Stamford Bridge.Ranieri took charge of Roma two weeks ago after they sacked Eusebio Di Francesco, but only on a short-term contract. The Evening Standard report that Roma are still monitoring Sarri's situation at Chelsea, who he joined last summer for his first managerial role outside of Italy. Sarri has endured some poor results in charge of the Blues, including a 6-0 loss to Manchester C...
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Milan could sell Kessie if €40m offer arrives

The Ivorian has been on loan from Lombardia rivals Atalanta since summer 2017, with Milan expected to pay €20m this summer to make it a permanent move.Calciomercato.com provide an update on Kessie’s situation and imply that his future with the Rossoneri is far from certain.They suggest that question marks have been raised over the midfielder’s form, and that an offer of €40million could tempt them into instantly selling this summer.Kessie was also involved in a spat with Lucas Biglia on the bench during Sunday’s defeat to Inter, something coach Gennaro Gattuso did not take well.Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with a move for the 24-year-old, as have Premier League trio Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs.
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Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina hospitalized after head injury

Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina has been placed under observation for 24 hours in hospital after collapsing on the pitch following a knock to the head earlier in his team's 4-2 Serie A win over Udinese, his team said on Sunday.The Colombia international received treatment after colliding with striker Ignacio Pussetto minutes into the game at the Stadio San Paolo.The 30-year-old, who is on loan from Arsenal, was treated on the pitch but later returned to play with bandages around his head.But 41 minutes later, Ospina collapsed to the ground as medics rushed on, with the player stretchered off and transferred to the nearby San Paolo hospital in an ambulance for tests."Fortunately it's nothing serious, he's conscious, they did a CAT scan that is negative, he'll remain under observation tonight...
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Juventus end Unbeaten run in Genoa

Stefano Sturaro, who joined Genoa on loan from Juventus in January before the deal was made permanent, put the home side in front in the second half before fellow substitute Goran Pandev secured the shock result with 10 minutes remaining.Cristiano Ronaldo inspired a remarkable European comeback for the Italian champions on Tuesday when he scored a hat-trick to overturn a 2-0 first-leg defeat against Atletico and send his side through to the quarter-finals with a 3-2 aggregate win.However, the Portuguese was left out of the matchday squad for the trip to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris and Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri was left frustrated as Genoa took points off his side for the second time this season, having drawn 1-1 in Turin in October.“I expected a different Juventus," Allegri told Italia...
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AC Milan crush Cheivo to grab their fifth straight Serie A win

Krzysztof Piatek fired a 57th-minute winner as AC Milan thrash bottom club Chievo to claim their fifth straight Serie A win.Piatek stretched to shoot past home keeper Stefano Sorrentino from close range for a 2-1 win which ensured his side would strengthen their grip on third place.Lucas Biglia had given Milan a 31st-minute lead but the hosts, without a win in their previous seven games, equalised 10 minutes later through an impressive header from Perparim Hetemaj.Meanwhile, Parma ended a run of six games without a win as a 78th-minute strike from Juraj Kucka gave them a 1-0 victory over Genoa.The former Genoa midfielder got the final touch after a wild goalmouth scramble in which the ball bounced back off the woodwork twice.
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Juventus warm up for Atletico clash with 4-1 win over Udinese

Juventus warmed up for their crucial Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid with a straight forward 4-1 win over Udinese on Friday night as youngster Moise Kean starred for the Bianconeri.With one eye on Tuesday’s match, Massimiliano Allegri opted for a much-changed side, handing Kean his first Serie A start of the season alongside Federico Bernardeschi and Alex Sandro upfront, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic all sat on the bench.Kean bag his first and second goals of the campaign, making him the first Juventus player to score at least two in a single Serie A game since Giuseppe Galderisi in February 1982.Emre Can scored from the penalty spot, and Blaise Matuidi added a fourth. Kevin Lasagna did get a late consolation for the visitors, but it mattered not as ...
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AS Roma set to appoint Claudio Ranieri after Eusebio Di Francesco dismissal

Claudio Ranieri landed in Rome on Friday on a flight from London and is set to start his second time in charge of AS Roma.AS Roma on Thursday dismissed coach Eusebio Di Francesco after their Champions League last 16 exit to Porto wednesday night and saturday's 3-0 loss to Lazio in the derby.Ranieri is best known for leading Leicester City to the 2015-16 Premier League title, He was formerly in charge of Roma between 2009 and 2011 and recently sacked by Fulham after a short time at the London side.
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Inter's Nainggolan set to miss Eintracht clash with injury

Radja Nainggolan had been consistent in his performance in the past few games. Just when things appeared to be taking a turn for the better, The Belgian midfielder picked up an injury in training that will keep him sidelined for at least one week.Inter Milan have in fact issued an official statement announcing that Nainggolan underwent medical test on Wednesday morning, which confirmed that the midfielder suffered a pulled calf muscle in training. His conditions and recovery time will be evaluated next week.
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Juventus snatch win over Napoli after two sent off

Juventus grabbed a 2-1 win at Napoli in a stormy top-of -the-table clash on sunday which saw both have a player sent off and Lorenzo Insigne miss a late penalty for the host.Goals from Miralem Pjanic and Emre Can took the Serie A leader 16 points clear of Napoli and almost certainly wrapped up an eighth straight title for the unbeaten Turin giants who have 72 points out of a possible 78 with 12 games left. Juventus raced into a 2-0 halftime lead after Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret was sent off in the 25th minute. The visitors then had Pjanic dismissed and Napoli’s Jose Callejon pulled one back before Insigne let the Turin side off the hook. The game hinged on an incident in the 25th minute when Napoli fullback Kevin Malcuit’s back pass was intercepted by Cristiano Ronaldo, forcing Meret to ...
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Cagliari winger Kiril Despodov returns to training ahead of Inter clash

Ahead of Friday night’s match with Inter, Cagliari have provided an update on the respective conditions of some of their players.Kiril Despodov made a return to  full training with his teammates while Fabrizio Cacciatore and Cyril Thereau trained partly with the team and also separately.Valter Birsa and Filippo Romagna followed personalised training schedules and Alberto Cerri underwent physiotherapy on the injury he is carrying.
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Juventus Midfielder Khedira sideline for Champions League tie at Atletico Madrid

Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira will miss Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday after being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat.Juventus have revealed the 31-year-old will be sidelined indefinitely while he undergoes treatment for atrial arrhythmia. The condition causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate and can lead to issues including dizziness, shortness of breath and tiredness. A statement from the club said: "Sami Khedira remained in Turin for medical examinations, from which emerged the opportunity to perform an electrophysiological study and eventual treatment of an atrial arrhythmia which appeared today."
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Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici confirm club interest in Mauro Icardi

       Mauro Icardi of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Ennio TardiniJuventus sporting director Fabio Paratici has confirmed that the club made inquiries into signing Inter striker Mauro Icardi ahead of the summer transfer window, as rumors continue to swirl regarding the forward's future. The striker was recently stripped of Inter Milan captaincy due to the fracture in relations that his contract extension talks have caused, and this has only increased the rumors of an exit this summer.And, amid this saga, the Old Lady's sporting director has confirmed that La Vecchia Signora has spoken to the Milanese club last summer about taking Icardi off their hands. Speaking to Rai Radio1, as ...
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Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri is eager for Madrid victory

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri says his team's Champions League last-16 tie against Atletico Madrid is open and he is eager to find an away goal.The Serie A leaders Juve will travel to Wanda Metropolitano next Wednesday for what shapes as a blockbuster tie.Allegri is desperate for Juve to find a breakthrough in the Spanish capital, but he is wary of Atletico, who have reached at least the Champions League quarter-finals in four of the past five seasons."The team is in good shape. It is a two-legged challenge against a very physical team," he said after Friday's 3-0 win over Frosinone."Atletico plays very aggressive football when playing at home. It is a team that has had great results in previous years in Europe."It is an open match, we have as much chance to go through as they do."The...
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Cristiano Ronaldo help Juventus ease past Sassuolo

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 18th league goal this season as Juventus bounced back from last week draw against Parma to seal 11-point lead in Serie A on Sunday with a 3-0 win at Sassuolo.Ronaldo scored after 70 minutes as Sami Khedira found the net first in Modena with fellow German Emre Can slotting in the third four minutes from time.The seven-time Serie A champions had been held by promoted Parma last week despite the Portugese forward's double, but leave second-placed Napoli trailing after Carlo Ancelotti's side were held to a goalless draw at Fiorentina on Saturday.Juventus had started slowly with goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny saving twice in the opening minutes as the champions were without injured defenders Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini.Juventus broke through after Sassuolo ...
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Mario Balotelli disclose Brescia ambition

Marseille striker Mario Balotelli said that a move back to Italy did not appeal to him at this point in his career, but revealed he has the desire to play for hometown club Brescia one day.The 28-year-old brought his two-and-a-half year spell at Nice to an end when he joined Marseille on a free transfer in January and he has so far scored one goal in two Ligue 1 appearances for Rudi Garcia's struggling side.Balotelli's switch to the Stade Velodrome means he has now played for six top-flight clubs across the course of his career, including Inter, Manchester City, AC Milan and Liverpool.Interviewed on the Italian television show, Queli che il Calcio, Balotelli revealed the possibility of returning to his home country one day and he also express his desire to eventually feature...
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