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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.

Luciano Spalletti is set to be unveiled as the new head coach of Juventus on Thursday, but the former Italy CT is not expected to lead the Bianconeri in their training session immediately after his impending announcement according to the latest updates. 

Marcus Thuram returned to first-team training with the rest of the Inter squad on Thursday, according to reports in Italy, following a full month out with an injury he picked up during the Champions League win over Slavia Prague at the end of September. 

Former Italy CT and soon-to-be Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti has recently revealed his personal all-time greatest XI of players he has previously worked with, naming some legendary players including the likes of Mohamed Salah and Francesco Totti among his selections. 

Former Arsenal left-back Nacho Monreal has revealed what a crazy day it was when he joined the Gunners back in January 2013.

Milan have been left with a doubt surrounding star forward Rafael Leao approaching the team’s crucial, top-of-the-table clash against Roma coming up this weekend according to Thursday’s reports. 

Arrigo Sacchi refuses to blame 17-year-old striker Francesco Camarda for missing a penalty in Lecce’s 1-0 loss against Napoli: ‘ I’ve seen even the greatest make mistakes from the spot. From Pelé to Maradona, from Messi to Baggio.’

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has hit out at his players and Liam Delap in particular after last night’s nervy 4-3 win over Wolves.

Jonathan David failed to impress in Juventus’ 3-1 win over Udinese, prompting Gazzetta dello Sport to suggest that the Canada international is not good enough for Serie A.

Luciano Spalletti has arrived at Continassa to sign his contract with Juventus and begin his tenure as the new Bianconeri coach.

Matteo Moretto reports that Bournemouth are determined to sign Álex Jiménez on a permanent deal from Milan, but Real Madrid will still have ‘financial control’ over the Spaniard once the deal is complete.

Manchester United’s pursuit of midfield reinforcements continues to take shape as Brighton & Hove Albion’s Carlos Baleba remains firmly on their radar. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano via GiveMeSport, the Red Devils are still tracking the 21-year-old midfielder, who has become one of the most in-demand young players in the Premier League.

Roma striker Artem Dovbyk is ‘happy’ to have contributed to a 2-1 win over Parma and insists Gian Piero Gasperini and his teammates are ‘trying to help.’