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Five defining games in Inter Milan’s title-winning season
It’s been a while since we could say this, but Inter Milan are Serie A champions. After nine successive years of Juventus lifting the trophy, they have finally been toppled by former boss Antonio Conte. It’s been a sensational league campaign for Inter, who have got their hands on their first piece of silverware since 2011. Romelu Lukaku shone up front, while the defence was rock solid. Here are five crucial games in their Serie A triumph. Benevento 2-5 Inter Milan Lukaku’s brace was a sign of things to come Off the back of a dramatic 4-3 opening day victory against Fiorentina, the Nerazzurri continued with another hatful of goals. The visitors quickly raced into a 3-0 lead in the opening half-hour, with Lukaku scoring a brace either side of a Roberto Gagliardini strike. Gianluca Caprari p...
Milan set to renew Ibrahimovic’s contract and pair him up with €40m signing
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to sign an extension to his current contract at AC Milan, as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport. Ibrahimovic rejoined AC Milan halfway through the 2019/20 season on an initial six-month contract with an option to extend for a further year. After netting 11 goals in 20 appearances in all competitions, he opted to stay at the San Siro. Ibrahimovic has been as good as ever at AC Milan This season, the Swede has been one of Serie A’s most prolific forwards. Despite missing almost half of the season’s games, he is the division’s fourth top goalscorer with 15 in 16 outings, trailing behind just Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and Luis Muriel. Due to this form, the Rossoneri are keen to keep the veteran striker at the club for another year, according to Italian outlet ...
Manchester United pressing to sign €35m centre-back, efforts ‘getting stronger’
Manchester United have stepped up their efforts to sign Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic this summer, Tuttomercatoweb reports. The Red Devils are long-term admirers of the Serbian, and they were initially interested in him when Jose Mourinho was their manager. He continues to be linked with the club, and it was recently claimed that the Red Devils have ‘a clear advantage‘ in signing the 23-year-old. It is now reported that the centre-back is heading ‘towards’ United, and the club’s efforts to sign him are ‘getting stronger’. Milenkovic has no plans of renewing his contract, which expires in June 2022, and La Viola are set to part ways with him this summer. Sportslens view: The Red Devils currently have Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire as the preferred central defensive pairing, with ...
Wolverhampton Wanderers recall Patrick Cutrone from Fiorentina
Wolverhampton Wanderers have recalled striker Patrick Cutrone from his loan spell at Fiorentina, as confirmed by the club’s official website. The Italian made his breakthrough in the 2017/18 season at AC Milan, establishing himself as one of the most promising teenagers in world football with 18 goals in 46 appearances. He moved to Wolves in the summer transfer window of 2019 in a deal believed to be worth up to £20 million. Cutrone was one of the most exciting teenagers in the world at AC Milan Cutrone’s first six months at Molineux did not work out as planned, scoring just three times in 24 outings in all competitions. He was subsequently sent to Fiorentina on an 18-month loan deal, due to expire in the upcoming summer. However, due to lack of options up front, Wolves have brought the fo...
Inter Milan hits two late goals to beat Fiorentina 4-3
Inter Milan fought back with two goals in the last five minutes as they began their Serie A campaign with a 4-3 win over Fiorentina on Saturday. Runners-up last season and seen as the main challengers to the dominance of Juventus this term, Inter suffered one of their familiar slumps as they fell 3-2 behind to a Fiorentina side inspired by 37-year-old Franck Ribery. But an 87th-minute equaliser from Romelu Lukaku followed by Danilo D’Ambrosio’s header two minutes later gave them the points – and possibly spared them one of coach Antonio Conte’s infamous dressing-downs after the game. Inter could not have made a worse start as they gifted Fiorentina the lead in the third minute with a goal worthy of a playground kickabout. Cristiano Biraghi floated the ball into the area, the Inter defence ...
Report: Leeds pushing to sign 26-year-old…club preparing second bid
Leeds United are reportedly keen to sign Eric Pulgar, and the Whites are pushing hard to get his deal over the line in the coming days. The Yorkshire club had an opening £10 million bid rejected for the midfielder last week. However, Leeds are seemingly still keen to secure his signature. According to latest reports from Italian newspaper La Nazione, Leeds are planning to make a second bid to sign the midfielder. The report claims that the Whites are preparing another offer in the region of £13.75million to sign the Chile international, as talks continue to bring the Fiorentina midfielder to Elland Road. The 26-year-old has caught the attention of Leeds after an outstanding 2019-20 campaign for the Viola. He made 41 appearances in all competitions, where he was directly invo...
Report: Euro club plotting summer move to sign £27m Arsenal midfielder
Serie A outfit Fiorentina are looking to bolster their midfield this summer, and they have earmarked Lucas Torreira as a potential midfielder. According to reports from Sky Italia (h/t The Sun), La Viola have made the 24-year-old their ‘top priority’ signing this summer. The Uruguay international joined the Gunners in 2018 from Sampdoria and has made 89 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring four goals. The report claims that he appears surplus to requirements at The Emirates with Mikel Arteta happy to sell him. The Gunners boss is hoping to raise extra transfer funds by offloading several members of his squad and could see his kitty boosted by the sale of Torreira. Fiorentina are desperate to bring him back to Italy. The club’s current sporting director is Daniele Prade, wh...
