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Football Italia’s transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà discusses recent rumours linking Franck Kessié, Kim Min-jae and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and shares his view on Jonathan David’s situation at Juventus.

Manchester United are reportedly still pursuing a transfer move for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Nicolo Zaniolo has apologised to the Roma supporters for his celebration during Atalanta’s 2-0 victory against the Giallorossi at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A last season: ‘It was a reaction after a difficult moment I was going through’. 

Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has aimed a sly dig at Alexander Isak as it seems his summer transfer to Liverpool hasn’t worked out so far.

Reports in Italy claim that Barcelona are looking at the possibility of signing Juventus’s Dusan Vlahovic as a potential replacement for the legendary Robert Lewandowski, who could be allowed to leave Camp Nou at the end of his contract this summer. 

Reports on Thursday suggest that FIGC President Gabriele Gravina is keen to postpone the 30th round of Serie A fixtures in order to help Gennaro Gattuso and the Italy national team prepare for their inevitable World Cup qualification play-off matches. 

Manchester United legend Roy Keane has suggested there has to be something bad going on behind the scenes at Old Trafford at the moment.

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has made it clear he’s changed his mind about the problems at his former club after seeing how well Liverpool recovered after Jurgen Klopp left.

Gianluigi Donnarumma says that working under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City is ‘even better than I expected’ as he prepares to head back into Premier League action following his recent endeavours with the Italy national team over the October international break. 

Italy national team captain Gianluigi Donnarumma believes that his former club Milan are the favourites to win the 2025-26 Serie A title, but admits that there are four or five teams in with a chance of claiming the Scudetto this season: ‘There’s a lot of fun to be had’. 

Italy national team captain Gianluigi Donnarumma insists that there are ‘no doubts’ Italy will qualify for the 2026 World Cup, despite being set for a third consecutive appearance in the qualification play-offs, which have tripped the Azzurri up on the last two occasions. 

Interview with Donnarumma 

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez are among the names on Real Madrid’s list of targets.

Aston Villa are reportedly among the clubs interested in a potential transfer move for Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.

Manchester City are reportedly expected to make a £75m bid for Nottingham Forest central midfielder Elliot Anderson, though Chelsea could also provide competition.