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Raffaele Palladino has decided to rest Ademola Lookman and Ederson, but has decided to keep the majority of his winning Atalanta side together for Wednesday afternoon’s Coppa Italia clash with Genoa at the New Balance Arena.  La Dea get their Coppa Italia campaign underway with a visit from Genoa at 14.00 GMT (15.00 CET) on Wednesday afternoon. Daniele De Rossi’s …

Barcelona director Deco has insisted now is not the time to talk about a permanent transfer move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford. However, Deco did make it clear that the club are happy with how the on-loan England international is performing so far, with a final decision to be made later. Rashford struggled towards the end of his time …

Liverpool are continuing to be linked with a potential transfer move for Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi, but Barcelona might be another team to watch in the race for his signature. Barca chief Deco isn’t giving too much away about his side’s interest in Guehi, though, simply praising him as a “good player” whilst seeming to play down the links. …

FIGC President Gabriele Gravina confirms that Roberto Mancini had made himself available to return as Italy coach, while Luciano Spalletti had the ‘reaction of a true Italian’ when he announced his dismissal. Gravina spoke about Spalletti’s dismissal and the hiring of Gennaro Gattuso during an interview with Corriere dello Sport. The Azzurri sacked Spalletti after a 3-0 loss against Norway …

Tottenham coach Thomas Frank is glad that Spurs fans showed support towards Guglielmo Vicario during a 2-2 draw against Newcastle and is ‘pretty sure’ Destiny Udogie didn’t suffer an injury despite limping in the final minutes. Tottenham coach Frank provided some updates on Italy internationals Vicario and Udogie after Spurs’ 2-2 away draw at Newcastle last night. A brace from …

Juventus confirm Federico Gatti suffered a ‘meniscus tear’ in Tuesday’s Coppa Italia game against Udinese, so the Italian defender will need to undergo surgery. Juventus and Italy defender Gatti requires surgery after suffering a meniscus injury in a Coppa Italia match against Udinese on December 2. Gatti underwent medical tests on Wednesday morning, after which Juventus released an official injury …

Santiago Gimenez’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, says that potential interest from Premier League clubs would be ‘normal’ but denies that his client will leave Milan in January. Gimenez’s agent, Pimenta, has denied that the Mexican striker will leave Milan in the January transfer window. “That there may be one, two or three clubs interested seems normal to me, but the idea …

Chelsea are reportedly confident of sealing the potential double transfers of Ligue 1 wonderkids Ayyoub Bouaddi and Brian Madjo. The Blues have done superb work with signings like Estevao Willian, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer in recent times, and they’re set to continue their policy of recruiting elite young talents to long-term contracts. As first reported here for …

Samuel Chukwueze scored a brace in Fulham’s 5-4 loss against Manchester City last night, fuelling Milan’s hopes that the Cottagers will make the Nigerian winger’s move permanent in the summer for nearly €30m. Milan loanee Chukwueze scored two goals in Fulham’s home defeat against Manchester City on Tuesday and his brace might be the starting point for an interesting second …

Jean-Philippe Mateta is reportedly tempted to move to Italy, and Milan remain interested in the Crystal Palace forward. Milan are the Serie A leaders after 13 rounds, level on 28 points with Napoli, still most of the accurate soccer prediction sites place the Rossoneri among the underdogs in the race for the Scudetto, with Inter and defending champions Napoli seen …

For Enzo Maresca, the manager of Chelsea, one name stands head and shoulders above the rest as his “dream signing” ahead of 2026 is Harry Kane. According to a trusted source on X, Maresca believes Kane could be the transformative figure Chelsea need to re-establish themselves among England’s elite, both domestically and in Europe. Enzo Maresca’s dream signing for Chelsea …

Gazzetta claims that Tottenham have set their sights on Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to potentially replace Inter target Guglielmo Vicario. Tottenham’s interest in Aston Villa goalkeeper Martinez could pave the way for Vicario’s Inter transfer in the summer, according to Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. The pink paper had reported on Tuesday that Inter were once again interested in Vicario …

Manchester United are reportedly one of the clubs keeping an eye on Sporting Lisbon centre-back Ousmane Diomande as he’s yet to agree a new contract. The Ivory Coast international has impressed at Sporting, particularly under current Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim while he was in charge there. However, Diomande’s time in the Portuguese capital could be coming towards an end, …

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Santiago Gimenez is considering leaving Milan in the January window, with the Rossoneri very much open to listening to offers. Milan and Santiago Gimenez could part ways in the winter transfer window, according to the latest report from Gazzetta dello Sport. The Mexico international has been out of action for over a month due …

Tottenham, Newcastle United and Aston Villa are all understood to be very interested in Igor Thiago as he’s “highly likely” to leave Brentford this January. As first reported in my exclusive here for the Daily Briefing, it looks like Thiago’s superb form in the Premier League so far this season has really caught the eye of bigger clubs ahead of …