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Italian football is in mourning following the death of former SPAL captain Nicolas Giani, an Inter youth academy product, at the age of 39. The central defender passed away today after a long illness, which had forced him to suspend his playing career in 2022. He would’ve turned 40 next month. Giani had started his career as part of the …

Gian Piero Gasperini felt ‘luck was not on our side’ as Roma capitulated 1-0 to Udinese, but he welcomes the arrival of Donyell Malen and Bryan Zaragoza amid ‘difficulties’ on the transfer market. The Giallorossi were ultimately undone by a deflection off Donyell Malen in the defensive wall, which gave Jurgen Ekkelenkamp’s free kick an extra spin to surprise Mile …

Roma saw their positive run of Serie A games ended by a surprise 1-0 defeat to Udinese, as Jurgen Ekkelenkamp’s deflected free kick proved decisive. The Giallorossi played for 75 minutes down to 10 men on Thursday, but still earned a 1-1 draw with Panathinaikos to enter the Europa League last 16. Mario Hermoso returned, but Paulo Dybala, Manu Kone, …

The transfer window has closed in Serie A, but the clubs can still sell players, as Lazio sold Matias Vecino to Celta Vigo, while Nuno Tavares is still on the market. The Biancocelesti made a lot of changes in the January session, having been banned from signing any new players over the summer due to the transfer embargo. They also …

Udinese have officially signed Branimir Mlacic from Hajduk Split for a reported fee of €4.5m, just days after he had been on the verge of a move to Inter. The central defender had been in advanced negotiations with Inter and the two clubs had shaken hands on an agreement last week. However, he changed his agent and that transformed the …

Arsenal have reportedly won the race to sign Jaden Dixon from Stoke City, but Chelsea also had an interest in the 18-year-old defender. That’s according to Sam Dean of the Telegraph, who has posted on X about his understanding of the Gunners’ pursuit of Dixon. It was reported earlier on Deadline Day that Arsenal had agreed a deal for Dixon, …

It was a chaotic transfer deadline day for Fiorentina striker Christian Kouame, who was close to Cagliari, then signed for Verona, but the contract was incomplete and rejected. The 28-year-old Ivory Coast international is only under contract with the Viola until June 2027 and made just four competitive appearances for the club so far this season. He was looking for …

The transfer window is now closed, so we’ve rounded up every single done deal by all 20 Premier League clubs over the last month. It wasn’t the most memorable January transfer window, but read on for every done deal as there were some major deals done by the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham. For City, it was a …

The winter transfer window in Serie A is over, and Football Italia takes a look at all the deals completed over the last month. In: Raspadori (Atletico Madrid). Out: Brescianini (Fiorentina), Maldini (Lazio), Lookman (Atletico Madrid). In: Helland (Brann), Sohm (Fiorentina), Joao Mario (Juventus), Badori (Berekum Chelsea) Out: Fabbian (Fiorentina), Sulemana (Cagliari), Immobile (Paris Fc), Holm (Juventus). In: Sherri (Frosinone), …

Liverpool have reportedly taken another step closer to signing Rennes centre-back Jeremy Jacquet, who has now had his medical with the Reds. The talented 20-year-old has been the subject of a lot of interest this winter, with the Athletic reporting on his medical with Liverpool being scheduled. And now Mike McGrath of the Telegraph has posted on X that that …

Ademola Lookman said goodbye to Atalanta fans after completing a permanent transfer to Atletico Madrid: ‘Together, we made history.’ Lookman joined Atletico Madrid in a €40m deal from Atalanta on the January transfer window deadline day. The Nigeria international had spent the last three and a half years in Bergamo, so he sent a message to his former fans on social …

Como squeezed a last-gasp deal just under the deadline, investing circa €10m in Swedish talent Adrian Lahdo from Hammarby. The Lariani were active right to the final moment of the Italian transfer window, which has now closed at 19.00 GMT (20.00 CET). You can check how the final day unfolded with our transfer liveblog. It had seemed as if they …

The January transfer window in Serie A is closed, and Football Italia lists all the completed transfers on deadline day. The winter transfer window for Serie A clubs shut today at 20:00 CET (19:00 GMT). As usual, it was a hectic day during which many Serie A clubs confirmed purchases and departures. See how it unfolded on the liveblog. Juventus …

Chelsea have officially announced that Mamadou Sarr has been recalled to the club from his loan at Strasbourg, while Aaron Anselmino has joined the Ligue 1 side. The Blues recently recalled Anselmino from his loan stint with Borussia Dortmund, and it looked like this could lead to him being involved in their first-team in the second half of the season. …

Inter have officially purchased midfielder Yanis Massolin for a reported fee of €8m including add-ons, but he will remain on loan at Modena for the rest of the season. The announcement was made on deadline day in the January transfer window, although the agreement had been reached some days ago. The 23-year-old creative midfielder can also play out wide on …