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Arsenal picked up a win over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup last night, and Declan Rice was involved in a heated exchange with Arsenal assistant manager Albert Stuivenberg at halftime. A lip reader has now shed light on the angry tunnel row between the Arsenal player and the coach, and revealed what the player said to Stuivenberg. (h/t Daily Mail) …

Reports in Italy claim that Juventus are in discussions with Fiorentina over a potential deal for breakout star and Italy U21 international Niccolo Fortini, who is valued in the region of €15m.  According to reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus are one of several Serie A sides interested in a potential deal for the 19-year-old full-back, who made his …

Inter set the Davide Frattesi asking price at either €35m or with a strong player in part-exchange, as Nottingham Forest, Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray and Besiktas all continue to hover. The midfielder is frustrated at the lack of playing time at San Siro, even with the Hakan Calhanoglu injury, and his representatives are believed to be pushing for the exit in …

Manchester United are interested in signing the highly talented central midfielder, Patrick Zabi, from Paris FC.  The French outfit is holding out for a fee of €25 million for the 18-year-old midfielder. Manchester United have the financial muscle to get the deal across the line, and it will be interesting to see if they are willing to pay up. €100m …

This page will update live with the latest relevant news, no need to refresh the page! Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s two Serie A games, as Bologna visit Verona, while Milan try to keep up with Inter in a difficult visit to Nico Paz’s Como. These are the Week 16 fixtures rescheduled …

Thursday’s reports claim that Juventus have an agreement in place over a potential free signing of Celta Vigo full-back Oscar Mingueza in June, but the Bianconeri are still hoping to bring that deal forwards to the January transfer window. Here is why Celta Vigo would prefer to lose the 26-year-old for free rather than selling him to Juventus for a …

The January transfer window is in full-swing, and reports in Italy claim that Juventus are hoping to raise around €20m through the sales of two forgotten Brazilian stars.  Still under contract at Juventus is Arthur Melo, who has spent most of the last three-and-a-half years away from Turin on loan deals with Liverpool, Fiorentina, Girona and most recently with Gremio …

Manchester United are reluctant to make big changes in the January transfer window, so talks with Roma and Napoli for Joshua Zirkzee and Kobbie Mainoo are currently on hold. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano says that “there are no signals from Manchester United” regarding the possible sales of Zirkzee and Mainoo this month. Roma remain interested in the Dutch striker despite …

New Fiorentina signings Manor Solomon and Marco Brescianini were unveiled at a press conference today: ‘I’m not here to talk about politics, I’m here to play football,’ said the Tottenham loanee. Solomon and Brescianini have already made their Fiorentina this month, but they were officially unveiled at a press conference at the Viola Park today. “I chose Fiorentina because the …

Juventus star Kenan Yildiz was absent from today’s training session due to mild flu symptoms, reports in Italy claim. Juventus star Yildiz did not train at Continassa this morning due to flu symptoms, according to several Italian sources, including Sky Sport Italia and Fantacalcio. Yildiz is Juventus’ best scorer this season and it remains to be seen whether he’ll be …

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Milan are pushing to sign 18-year-old striker Andrej Kostic and have made an offer to sign him from Partizan Belgrade this month. Milan are pushing to sign Partizan talent Kostic on a permanent deal and have now sent an offer of €4m-5m to secure his signature in the current transfer window. Football Italia already …

Atalanta coach Raffaele Palladino welcomes Giacomo Raspadori: ‘He’s a strong player who has completed the attacking department.’ Atalanta are expected to announce the signing of Raspadori on a permanent transfer from Atletico Madrid today. The ex-Napoli striker returned to Italy to undergo medical tests earlier this week. “He’s a strong player who has completed the attacking department. He has raised …

Bayern Munich are reportedly preparing to pay as much as €100m for the ambitious potential transfer of Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes. The Portugal international has been a star performer for Man Utd for many years now, proving himself to be by far the most successful signing the club has made in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era. Earlier today, a …

Juventus continue negotiations with Liverpool for Federico Chiesa, but the Reds have reportedly demanded €20m for the Italian winger. Juventus are in talks with Liverpool to bring Chiesa back to the Allianz Stadium just 18 months after his departure, but the latest reports in Italy suggest that the Bianconeri are nowhere near reaching an agreement with the Reds. According to …

Sky Sport Italia and Gazzetta report that Fenerbahce striker Youssef En-Nesyri is an option for Napoli, but the Partenopei must sell Lorenzo Lucca or Noa Lang before completing a loan move. Napoli are looking for attacking reinforcements, but they must cope with transfer restrictions this month, having exceeded the expanded labour cost. This means the Partenopei can’t spend more than …