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Raffaele Palladino is desperate to return to top-flight management sooner rather than later, but for now, the former Fiorentina coach will have to wait a little longer despite recent links with a return to his former club. 

Genoa have officially announced the appointment of Roma legend Daniele De Rossi as the club’s new head coach, in time for Sunday’s crucial relegation scrap against Fiorentina in Serie A. 

Fans and pundits alike have sided with Ademola Lookman after his argument on the touchline with Atalanta head coach Ivan Juric during their 1-0 victory over Marseille in the Champions League on Wednesday night. 

Liverpool could reportedly be set to miss out on the transfer of Bayern Munich centre-back Dayot Upamecano, whose agent is in a meeting with Real Madrid right now.

Inter Milan are reportedly interested in signing Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa and there’s a belief they could get a deal done on the cheap.

Olympique de Marseille sporting director Mehdi Benatia has claimed that his side were ‘robbed’ at the end of Wednesday night’s Champions League tie against Atalanta after referees failed to award a penalty against Dea midfielder Ederson in the dying minutes. 

Arrigo Sacchi believes that Inter should shift their focus to Serie A after drawing level with Bayern Munich and Arsenal at the top of the Champions League standings on Wednesday night, and has spotted one minor issue that Cristian Chivu needs to fix: ‘A bit more attention is needed’. 

Following his man of the match performance for Newcastle in the Champions League on Wednesday night, Italy international Sandro Tonali has said that he is ‘happy’ in the North East of England, but refused to commit his long-term future to the Magpies: ‘I don’t want to say I want to stay here for 10 years and then go in two or three’. 

Daniele Galloppa will lead Fiorentina into their Conference League tie away against Mainz on Thursday evening, following the sacking of head coach Stefano Pioli earlier this week. 

I’ve reported here before about Kobbie Mainoo looking likely to leave Manchester United this January, and I’ve been given further information about the clubs pursuing him.

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has made the rather bold claim that Trent Alexander-Arnold left Liverpool for an inferior team by moving to Real Madrid this summer.

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Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has reportedly given the club a list of four midfielders he’d like to sign, including big names at Liverpool and Chelsea.

Liverpool are reportedly among the suitors for Juventus attacking midfielder Kenan Yildiz, along with their Premier League rivals Arsenal and Chelsea.

Three players have been shortlisted for the NASCO Access Bank Division One League September/October Player of the Month award following standout performances in the early stages of the season.The nominees are Evans Adeti of WAFA, Raphael Ankamah of FC AshantiGold ’04, and Wungah Williams of Northern City FC.Evans Adeti has played a key role in WAFA’s impressive start, helping them secure their first away win of the campaign against True Democracy in Tema. His consistent displays earned him three NASCO Player of the Match awards, the most across all zones, and he also found the back of the net once.FC AshantiGold ’04 forward Raphael Ankamah has been equally influential, scoring two goals and winning two NASCO Player of the Match awards in four games, as his side climbed to the top of Zone Two with 13 points.For Northern City FC, striker Wungah Williams has been in exceptional form, netting five goals in four matches and earning two Player of the Match awards, making him one of the league's most prolific scorers so far.The winner will receive a 24-inch NASCO television set.