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 Chelsea are reportedly interested in the Barcelona defender, Eric Garcia.

Lazio return to Serie A action after the international break with a trip to Bergamo to take on Atalanta, but Maurizio Sarri will have to do so without starting centre-forward Taty Castellanos, who could miss the next two months of action according to the latest updates. 

Positive news has come in for both Atalanta and Italy after Ivan Juric’s training session in Bergamo on Tuesday, as national team representatives Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini have both returned from injury. 

Semih Kilicsoy is struggling to get any playing time at Cagliari, but just went viral for a sensational overhead kick scored for the Turkey Under-21 team.

Napoli striker Romelu Lukaku and former Lazio defender Jordan Lukaku announced they were being ‘extorted’ by people refusing to release their father’s body for his funeral in Belgium.

Soccer Football - Primeira Liga - Gil Vicente v FC Porto - Estadio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal - August 18, 2025 FC Porto's Victor Froholdt celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Rita Franca

Italy continue their qualifying campaign for the European Under-21 Championship by hosting Armenia with Francesco Camarda and Luca Koleosho.

Despite a busy summer of big investments and new arrivals, Napoli are not giving up on the players who led them to two Scudetto victories in three years, and as reported in August, are ready to officially extend the contracts of Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Amir Rrahmani. 

Lord Norman Foster has shared his thoughts on the planned redevelopment of the San Siro area and the iconic Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, which his firm, along with MANICA, will be responsible for designing: ‘It’s an exciting journey, which will respect heritage but also create something new’. 

Aston Villa’s start to the 2025/26 Premier League season has been far from smooth.

Juventus could be tempted to dip into the January transfer market to find a replacement for the injured Gleison Bremer, but the Old Lady’s biggest issue remains in midfield, and not at centre-back. 

Gennaro Gattuso has confirmed that Giacomo Raspadori will partner Mateo Retegui up front for the Italy national team when they take on Israel in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday evening. 

USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino has hushed concerns surrounding the fitness of Milan star Christian Pulisic, insisting that he is doing ‘much better than when he arrived’ for international duty last week. 

Eintracht Frankfurt’s rising full-back Nathaniel Brown has surged onto the radar of Europe’s elite, with BILD reporting strong interest from Real Madrid, Arsenal, and Manchester City after a string of standout displays this season.

AS Roma are reportedly preparing a January swoop for Joshua Zirkzee, with the Manchester United striker emerging as a loan target to bolster the Giallorossi’s forward line.