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Manchester United have received a huge boost with Lisandro Martinez edging closer to a return after spending several months sidelined with a serious knee injury.

The Italian minister for sport, Andrea Abodi, has had his say on the proposal to play the Serie A match between Milan and Como in Perth, Australia in February, suggesting that there was a ‘lack of respect’ for the supporters and that fan opinions ‘were not taken into account’. 

Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez and Joshua Zirkzee. (Reuters/Andrew Couldridge)

Roma director Frederic Massara admits the Giallorossi have yet to open talks with Paulo Dybala and Lorenzo Pellegrini to extend their contracts.

Reports in Italy claim that Napoli are growing increasingly keen on the idea of a January deal for Manchester United outcast Kobbie Mainoo following a serious injury to Kevin De Bruyne, and with fears that Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa will be unavailable for around a month during the Africa Cup of Nations. 

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Luciano Spalletti has begun his first day as the Juventus coach and already met the Bianconeri’s fans outside the J Medical.

Transfer activities should be judged calmly, but in the Petar Sucic case, there is no doubt that Inter made a real bargain.

Milan invested heavily on the signing of centre-forward Santiago Gimenez last January, but reports in Italy suggest that time is beginning to run out for the Mexico international in San Siro, and now he has just two months to get his Rossoneri career back on track. 

Luciano Spalletti will soon be announced as the new head coach of Juventus following the sacking of Igor Tudor at the beginning of the week, and reports suggest that the former CT will bring a trusted and experienced backroom staff along with him to Continassa. 

Paolo Di Canio insists Napoli no longer have the same hunger they had last season and hints that Antonio Conte will prioritise Serie A to become the first coach to win two consecutive titles at the Stadio Maradona.

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Former Napoli star Kalidou Koulibaly says he wanted to join Manchester United in 2018, but Carlo Ancelotti threatened that he would have resigned if the Partenopei had accepted a €100m offer from Old Trafford.

Juventus are three points below a Champions League spot, but Luciano Spalletti won’t only have to improve results, but also fix some long-term issues in the team.