Napoli
Report: Defender offered to West Ham United, club’s response
According to AreaNapoli, West Ham United have been offered the chance to sign Kevin Malcuit in the summer transfer window. It has been reported by the Italian news outlet that an intermediary tried to set up the Napoli defender with a move to West Ham. However, according to the report, the Premier League club have turned down the chance. Napoli spell Malcuit has been on the books of Napoli since the summer of 2018 when he joined from Lille. The 29-year-old right-back has failed to make an impact at Napoli and is essentially a squad player at the moment. According to WhoScored, the full-back made three starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A, and made one start and one substitute appearance in the Champions League for Napoli last season. During the 2018-19 campaign, the 29-year-old ...
Report: Spurs are now trying to get the deal over the line for 26-year-old Everton target
Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly close to securing a deal for Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik in the summer transfer window. Although Football London claim that Spurs have cooled their interest in Milik, reports in Italy suggest just the opposite. According to reports from Tuttosport, Spurs are closing in on a deal to sign the Polish striker. The north London are willing to offer him less than what AS Roma had offered – 4m Euros per season. Tuttosport claims that the negotiation is being carried out by Stefano Castagna, leader of Football Capital. The negotiation is now taking place in London, where Milik’s agent is discussing with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy. Spurs are offering a season-long loan deal with an obligation to sign him at 25m Euros next summer. Milik’s camp is happy with the of...
Report: Striker’s agent will hold meeting with Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur in London tomorrow
Arkadiusz Milik’s agent will hold a meeting with Tottenham Hotspur in London tomorrow, according to Calciomercato.it. It has been reported that the Poland international striker’s proposed move to AS Roma from Napoli has fallen through. Tottenham are interested in signing the 26-year-old this summer, and the former Ajax star’s agent will hold talks with the Premier League club in London tomorrow, according to the report in the Italian news outlet. Stats According to WhoScored, Milik made 19 starts and seven substitute appearances in Serie A for Napoli last season, scoring 11 goals in the process. The striker also scored three goals in five Champions League matches for the Italian club in 2019-20, according to WhoScored. During the 2018-19 season, the Poland international made 27 starts and ...
Report: Leeds United interested in 26-year-old Serie A striker
According to a report in NapoliMagazine, Leeds United are competing with Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United for Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik. NapoliMagazine has relayed comments from journalist Diego De Luca on Radio Kiss Kiss that Tottenham, Newcastle, Fulham and Leeds all are interested in signing the Poland international striker from Napoli in the summer transfer window. Stats According to WhoScored, Milik made 19 starts and seven substitute appearances in Serie A for Napoli last season, scoring 11 goals in the process. The 26-year-old striker also scored three goals in five Champions League matches for the Italian club in 2019-20, according to WhoScored. During the 2018-19 season, the Poland international made 27 starts and eight substitute appearances in the league for Napoli, s...
Report: Southampton want Everton midfielder Tom Davies
Southampton are interested in signing Tom Davies from Premier League rivals Everton in the summer transfer window, according to talkSPORT. It has been reported that the Saints are in talks with the Toffees over the transfer of the midfielder. The report has claimed that Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl sees Davies as a replacement for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who joined Tottenham Hotspur earlier this summer. Hasenhuttl wants to sign the 22-year-old central midfielder on a season-long loan deal, according to the report. Davies has done well for Everton over the years and is progressing well, but there is intense competition for places in midfield this season. Allan has joined from Napoli, while Abdoulaye Doucoure has moved from Watford, and it is going to be extremely hard for Davies to p...
Victor Ezeji warns against rating Victor Osimhen higher than Simy Nwankwo
Former Nigeria international Victor Ezeji believes it will be wrong to focus just on Napoli forward Victor Osimhen for the new Serie A season without paying attention to his countryman Simy Nwankwo at Crotone. Osimhen has been making headlines beyond the Campania capital following his big-money move from Lille. So much attention has been placed on the 21-year-old such that he has been tipped in some quarters to walk in the shoes of club greats like Diego Maradona, Edinson Cavani and Gonzalo Higuain. Ezeji says that the quality of the Napoli squad and Osimhen’s eagerness to impress makes him the obvious pick between the two Nigerians. “Osimhen is younger than Simy. Then you also have to consider the quality of players in Napoli and the quality of players in Crotone,” the Caf Champions Leagu...
Gianfranco Zola hails Victor Osimhen’s ‘important qualities’ ahead Parma vs Napoli
Getty Images Gianfranco Zola is in awe of Victor Osimhen’s talent, suggesting that the Nigerian attacking ace has important qualities with which he can help Napoli to succeed this new season. Napoli will kick-start their 2020/21 Serie A campaign against AC Parma at the Ennio Tardini Stadium on Sunday, September 20, and Zola believes Osimhen can continue his fine pre-season form. The Super Eagles striker since joining Napoli earlier this summer from Lille for a fee of 70 million euros has scored six goals – two hat-tricks, in three pre-season games. Zola, ex-Napoli and Parma striker told Radio Kiss Kiss: “Napoli with Gattuso has found equilibrium. it will be an open game. Napoli has grown a lot with Gattuso. “He will be among the protagonists if Osimhen also enters immediately, he has impor...
Victor Osimhen thrilled by Gennaro Gattuso’s coaching style
Nigeria and Napoli star, Victor Osimhen, is overwhelmed by the coaching techniques of Gennaro Gattuso, as he described Italy’s former international as a no-nonsense man. Gattuso had constituted new attacking options for Osimhen in other to blend with the strength of the team. The BOSS and his boy✊🏽 @sscnapoli pic.twitter.com/jBIEsfjCfv — victor osimhen (@victorosimhen9) September 8, 2020 The Super Eagles forward has been enjoying himself in Naples, scoring at will in the friendly matches played so far with Napoli after the coach had helped him to settle down properly. “Osimhen is a forward who gives us so many options in attack in terms of our style of play. We can try to play a more direct brand of football because he knows how to attack space, is physically strong, and wil...
Victor Osimhen’s pre-season goals counts for nothing – Napoli coach
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso has praised Victor Osimhen for his recent form on front of goal, and has advised him to continue working hard. Osimhen has scored six goals in two pre season matches for Napoli in the last few days, with the latest hat-trick coming in 4 – 0 win over Teramo on Friday. The 21-year-old is expected to lead the line for Napoli when they begin their adventure in the forthcoming 2020-2021 Italian Serie A season. Gattuso is delighted with how the player has adapted to his new environment, but he insists the 21-year-old must keep improving, in order to be ready for the new season. “Osimhen is a quiet guy who has to work a lot. He has a lot of physicalities but he doesn’t have to be satisfied. The goals he scores right now don’t count for anything, but he fits in very we...
Gennaro Gattuso: Victor Osimhen must keep working hard despite good start at Napoli
Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso has demanded that Victor Osimhen stay grounded despite his impressive start to life at the club. Osimhen continued his impressive pre-season form for the Serie A club by netting a hat-trick in Friday’s 4-0 win against Teramo. The Nigeria international scored three goals and bagged an assist in Napoli’s first pre-season friendly against fourth division club L’Aquilla last week. The 21-year-old has now scored six goals in two appearances for the Blues. Gattuso however wants his new striker to keep working hard ahead of the new season. “Osimhen needs to keep working hard and never to be satisfied, these goals count for nothing,” Gattuso stated after the game. ”What’s important is that he’s already integrated into the group, joking and laughing with all his teamm...
Report: Player undergoes Everton medical, now heading to training ground
According to Sky Sports, Napoli central midfielder Allan is heading to the Everton training ground now. It has been reported that Allan has had a medial already and is now heading to the Premier League club’s training ground. Sky Sports had earlier reported that the 29-year-old central midfielder was to have a medical at the Toffees. The Brazil international flew to England on Wednesday and will cost Everton an initial transfer fee of £21.7 million, according to the report. Sky Sports have posted a video of Allan getting to a car and heading to the Everton training ground this morning. Would Allan be a good signing for Everton? Allan is one of the best central midfielders in Italy, and Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti worked with the Brazil international at Napli. The former Udinese st...
Napoli president confirms Kalidou Koulibaly, Arkadiusz Milik are ‘on the way out’
In what will come as interesting news to Manchester City, Juventus and Roma, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed that Kalidou Koulibaly and Arkadiusz Milik are both poised to leave the club. Napoli and City have been haggling over a fee for Koulibaly for a number of weeks and it seems a compromise is close to being reached, with Napoli reportedly demanding in the region of €80m for the defender. While Milik has been linked with a move to Roma as a potential replacement for Edin Džeko, or to Juve as a replacement for Gonzalo Higuaín. “Koulibaly and Milik are both on their way out, transfer market permitting,” De Laurentiis told Canale 21 on Wednesday. “So, if the transfer market allows us to sell these two excellent players, we will know how to replace them. If not, then we...
