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Fiorentina’s medical director, Luca Pengue, rules out a serious ankle injury for Moise Kean, but the Italy international continues training separately ahead of a Serie A game against Milan.

Juventus are unwilling to sell Kenan Yildiz and are in talks to extend his contract, given that Barcelona, Chelsea and Arsenal are interested in the Turkish star who earns less than €2m in Turin.

Mario Balotelli picks Francesco Pio Esposito over Francesco Camarda and feels he was ‘more consistent’ than Milan star Rafael Leao.

Rolando Mandragora has agreed to sign a contract extension until 2028 with Fiorentina, despite reports of a possible exit over the summer.

Carlo Ancelotti admits his Brazil side ‘didn’t react well’ to a Fabricio Bruno error, leading to a 3-2 loss against Japan.

Milan have officially announced that they have extended their partnership with long-standing front-of-shirt sponsors Emirates, who will continue as the club’s airline and principle partner for the next five years. 

Italy striker Mateo Retegui has scored five goals in four matches under Gennaro Gattuso, just one more than those netted in 17 appearances with Luciano Spalletti.

Roberto D’Aversa is now free to take on new opportunities after agreeing to terminate his contract with Empoli following his departure from the club at the end of the 2024-25 season. 

Gennaro Gattuso has seen Italy’s improvements in the last two games against Estonia and Israel, but will only take credit if the Azzurri qualify for the World Cup: ‘Otherwise, I’ll move far away from Italy.’

Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have officially confirmed the re-appointment of former Juventus executive Fabio Paratici as the club’s new sporting director, his second stint with the North Londoners: ‘I’m delighted to be returning to a club that I love’.

Christian Pulisic is at high risk of missing out on Milan’s upcoming Serie A test against Fiorentina after picking up a hamstring injury while away on international duty with the USA, which leaves Massimiliano Allegri with a series of decisions to make for the return of domestic league action this weekend. 

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Joshua Zirkzee wants to leave Manchester United in January to get more playing time and Como are set to rival Roma for the purchase of the ex-Bologna star.

Inter striker Lautaro Martinez has now overtaken Diego Maradona and drawn level with Hernan Crespo in Argentina’s all-time top goalscorer charts after his brace during his nation’s 6-0 win over Puerto Rico in the early hours of Wednesday morning. 

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni says Nico Paz and Franco Mastantuono will get more playing time in the coming games and is confident the Como star and the Real Madrid talent can ‘coexist in the future.’

RAI Sport presenter Alessandro Antinelli wore a black ribbon on air during coverage of Italy-Israel on Tuesday night to honour the ‘250 journalists killed in Gaza.’