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Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah has been linked with a move away from the club in recent months.

Jamie Vardy leads the line alongside Federico Bonazzoli as Cremonese host Lecce in Sunday’s early Serie A kick-off. 

Manchester United have been linked with a move for the Olympiakos midfielder Christos Mouzakitis.

Luciano Spalletti has confirmed a travelling squad of 22 Juventus players to take on Napoli in Sunday evening’s top-of-the-table clash in Serie A, but is forced to do without Dusan Vlahovic, Gleison Bremer, Federico Gatti or Daniele Rugani. 

Manchester City are interested in signing the Chelsea attacker Estevão.

Antonio Conte and Luciano Spalletti are set to face off for the first time in their careers when Napoli host Juventus at the Stadio Maradona on Sunday evening, but how have the coaches managed to avoid each other so far? 

Real Madrid and Barcelona are interested in signing the Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo.

Nations FC head coach Frimpong Manso expressed his excitement about his teams victory over Heart of Lions in the Ghana Premier League on Saturday. In the Week 13 fixture played at the Dr Kwame Kyei Sports Complex, Lions scored first, but the hosts scored twice to secure a 2-1 victory at full-time.Speaking in his post-match interview, Nations FC coach Frimpong Manso admitted that it was a tough game against a very good opponent, but he always believed his side would earn all three points.It was a very difficult game. We knew this even before the beginning of the week that Lions are a good side, so its going to be difficult. Even when we were down, I believed we could turn things around, so for me, I didnt give up after we conceded the first goal, the coach said.Manso further noted that he hopes that the victory against Lions will motivate his side to win more matches in the upcoming Ghana Premier League fixtures.This win will motivate us to fight. I know we will come back. Strongly. We only need something to step on to move forward. I believe this match can take us up there, Coach Frimpong Manso added.Following the win against Heart of Lions, Nations FC will now turn attention to the Week 14 fixture against Hearts of Oak, another crucial match that will pose a huge challenge next weekend.

Chivu teaches Fabregas a lesson: Night in the lead 

Mohamed Salah’s future at Liverpool has quickly become one of the hottest stories ahead of the January transfer window.

[caption id="attachment_1257832" align="alignnone" width="696"] Bashir Hayford[/caption]Heart of Lions head coach Bashir Hayford was left fuming on Saturday after his team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Nations FC in the Ghana Premier League.In a Week 13 fixture of the 2025/26 league campaign played at Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports Complex, Lions scored first, but Nations FC rallied from behind to secure all three points.Speaking in his post-match interview, Bashir Hayford slammed the senior players in his team, accusing them of being complacent and letting the team down.I think because of the winning we are winning my top players, they call themselves senior players. I think they are joking. I should put them on their feet. The complacency is too much, and thats why we lost. Honestly, my so-called experienced players have let me down, the experienced tactician said.Coach Hayford added, Im very disappointed. We have had the opportunity to jump to the top five times, and honestly, anytime we get the opportunity, we mess up. We have to go to the drawing board.After the setback on the road, Heart of Lions will look to regroup to get back to winning ways next weekend when they take on Bibiani Gold Stars on matchday 14.

Several clubs are lining up concrete moves for Chelsea’s French centre-back Axel Disasi ahead of the winter transfer window.

Watch and listen to the latest news updates from the world of Calcio courtesy of Football Italia expert Alfredo Pedullà, as Inter send a message with their 4-0 victory over Como.

Paolo Zanetti hailed Verona for going ‘above and beyond’ in their 3-1 win over Atalanta, finally getting their first victory of the season and shrugging off reports he’d be sacked.

Raffaele Palladino was furious after Atalanta’s 3-1 defeat to Hellas Verona, partly for the controversial penalty call, but mainly at his own players. ‘This performance is unacceptable.’