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Liverpool are interested in signing the Athletic Club Bilbao attacker Nico Williams in the coming months. The player has recently signed a new contract with the Spanish club, and he has a €100 million release clause in his deal. Liverpool are reportedly prepared to “spare no expense” in order to sign him, according to football transfers. However, the Spanish International …

Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini insists he’ll pick Paulo Dybala over Evan Ferguson ‘every time’ and hopes the January transfer window will ‘help’ the Giallorossi. Roma lost 2-1 to Juventus on Saturday, seeing the Bianconeri move just one point below them in the Serie A table. Dybala started the game in attack for the Giallorossi, but Ferguson was introduced as …

Alessandro Bastoni has done quite well for Inter Milan, and Liverpool are interested in signing the player. They believe that he could be the dream replacement for Virgil van Dijk. The 26-year-old Italian has established himself as one of the finest defenders in Italian football, and he has handed Liverpool a major boost. According to a report from TEAMtalk, sources …

Ayyoub Bouaddi, Lille’s midfield gem, has become the hottest topic in the transfer market as 2025 draws to a close. Not only Chelsea and Manchester United, but almost every European giant is lining up for this “generational talent”, sources close to the situation have informed CaughtOffside. Bouaddi is seen as a perfect fit for Ruben Amorim’s system. United may move …

Di Lorenzo’s dream: ‘As a captain, I can win like Diego.’ Rowe: ‘Italiano tells us the starters only at the stadium. He attacks more than De Zerbi.’ Roma beaten, -1 from a Champions spot and -4 from the top Conceiçao and Openda score. Spalletti: ‘Yildiz? He doesn’t even realise how strong he is.’ Gasp turns thumbs down on Ferguson and …

Bournemouth attacker Antoine Semenyo has been linked with a move away from the club in recent weeks. There is a high chance that the 25-year-old could be on the move during the January transfer window. He has done quite well in the Premier League this season, and the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool are interested in the …

Atalanta’s latest gift to the football world, Marco Palestra, has emerged as the primary target for Europe’s elite clubs heading into the winter transfer window. The 20-year-old starlet, a product of the Bergamo youth academy currently excelling on loan at Cagliari, is proving to be much more than a standard right-back. Combining high tactical intelligence with physical dominance, he is …

Quick take: Match context: momentum and small details could decide this one, especially set-pieces and transitions. Form and fitness will matter; expect managers to rotate carefully around the congested schedule. Continental stakes raise the intensity, where away goals no longer apply but margins still feel razor thin. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official …

Manuel Locatelli insists Juventus must not show the same attitude they had in the first half against Napoli at the start of December, and is delighted by the spirit that the team showed against Roma this evening. Juventus beat Roma 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium this evening, climbing one point below the Giallorossi in the Serie A table. “As I …

Lois Openda is very happy to have scored his first Serie A goal for Juventus in the 2-1 win over Roma. ‘It’s not an easy league, I know I had some bad games, but I will show more.’ The striker was given a rare start this evening at the Allianz Juventus Stadium and he got the decisive goal after the …

Luciano Spalletti feels Juventus earned a ‘double victory’ over Roma, by beating them and also learning from their aggressive approach, even if he criticised Edon Zhegrova’s ‘liquid’ defending. The Bianconeri knew this was a huge test of their ambitions, as a defeat would’ve left them seven points adrift of the top four. Instead, Francisco Conceicao and Lois Openda got the …

Gian Piero Gasperini admits Roma have a terrible record in the big matches and ‘are evidently missing something’ compared to Juventus, but ‘there are strong foundations to build the future.’ It was yet another disappointing defeat in the big games for the Giallorossi so far this season, although at least Tommaso Baldanzi did manage to get a goal back late …

Chelsea are reportedly emerging as the favourites to seal the transfer of highly-rated young River Plate forward Ian Subiabre. The talented 18-year-old is establishing himself as one of the top prospects in South America and it seems only a matter of time before he earns a big move to Europe. This is not the first time Chelsea have been linked …

Francisco Conceicao feels Juventus ‘deserved the victory’ against Roma, while Gleison Bremer has praise for ‘demanding’ Luciano Spalletti. This was a huge head-to-head for fourth place, and a potentially decisive match in the race for a Champions League qualification spot. The Bianconeri took the lead just before half-time with a precise Francisco Conceicao angled drive, then Lois Openda celebrated his …

Juventus stars Gleison Bremer and Francisco Conceiçao are the Football Italia MVPS in the Bianconeri’s 2-1 win over Roma. See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog. Juventus: Di Gregorio 6.5; Kalulu 6, Bremer 7.5 (60′ Rugani 5), Kelly 6.5; McKennie 7, Locatelli 6.5, Thuram 6, Cambiaso 6.5 (88′ Kostic N/A); Conceicao 7.5 (60′ Zhegrova 5), Yildiz 7 (88′ Miretti …