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Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Alessandro Bastoni from Inter Milan in the coming months. 

Luciano Spalletti has confirmed that forgotten Juventus striker Arkadiusz Milik will be part of the matchday squad to take on Roma in Serie A on Saturday evening, well over 18 months since his last appearance for the Old Lady. 

Juve NextGen defender Pedro Felipe and Inter-owned Giacomo Stabile are among Avellino’s targets in the January transfer window.

Milan have conceded two goals in each of the last three matches, and Malick Thiaw’s performances with Newcastle have prompted Italian media to suggest that selling the German centre-back in the summer was a mistake, especially because Massimiliano Allegri wanted him to stay.

Gian Piero Gasperini confirms he picked Roma over Juventus last summer as the Giallorossi offered a ‘more difficult’ challenge, but facing the Bianconeri is ‘always’ tough ‘because they have top-level players.’

Portugal's Jose Sa, Ruben Neves, Pedro Neto, Francisco Trincao. (REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo)

Gian Piero Gasperini says that Mario Hermoso is dealing with muscle fatigue on the eve of a Serie A match against Juventus, but the Roma coach wants to ‘touch the team as little as possible’ even if Evan Ndicka is unavailable.

Tottenham Hotspur could be well placed to take advantage of a fractured dressing room as tensions at a big European club open up the possibility of a marquee signing.

Djylian N'Guessan plays like Hugo Ekitike. (REUTERS/Chris Radburn)

Giacomo Raspadori has given the green light to join Roma in January, and Gian Piero Gasperini hopes the Giallorossi will welcome both the Italian striker and Joshua Zikrzee next month.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, FIGC inspectors have reported Massimiliano Allegri’s ‘repeated and personal insults’ towards Gabriele Oriali, so the Milan coach will be fined or suspended.

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that a word said by Antonio Conte irritated Massimiliano Allegri during Napoli-Milan yesterday, so the two coaches didn’t shake hands after a tense match.

Former Juventus and Roma striker Zbigniew Boniek feels Kenan Yildiz is the only top player in Turin and a potential ‘superstar’, while Paulo Dybala is the Giallorossi’s best player, but if he’s not fit, he could create ‘difficulty for the coach.’

Chelsea’s long-term planning is once again under the spotlight as speculation intensifies around Enzo Maresca’s future at Stamford Bridge.

Aston Villa are carefully assessing the possibility of a January move for Tottenham Hotspur forward Brennan Johnson, with the Welsh international emerging as a potential target as Unai Emery looks to strengthen his attacking options.