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Italian reports suggest Fenerbahce have now made a formal offer worth €27m for Matteo Guendouzi, so Lazio look to Bologna’s Giovanni Fabbian, Milan’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek or Jacopo Fazzini of Fiorentina.

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Multiple sources including Sky Sport Italia and Sport Mediaset are all confident Inter will not sign Joao Cancelo, as the Al-Hilal player made clear he wants Barcelona.

Fabio Capello has released a statement to ‘clarify’ his comments calling referees ‘a mafia’ organisation. ‘It was taken out of context.’

More details are emerging on the negotiations between Juventus and Liverpool for Federico Chiesa, as some important restrictions are put in place.

Viktoria Plzen striker Rafiu Durosinmi has undergone his medical tests and is ready to complete the transfer to Pisa for €9m plus add-ons.

West Ham winger Luis Guilherme has officially brought his time in East London to a close, completing a permanent move to Portuguese giants Sporting CP.

The battle is on for Joao Cancelo, as after Inter reached a verbal agreement with Al-Hilal, now Barcelona have reportedly made their first offer.

Sunderland AFC are reportedly poised to shatter their transfer record with a whopping €80 million (£70.3m) bid for FC Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez.

Matteo Guendouzi seems increasingly likely to leave Lazio, but options include Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Sunderland and Newcastle United.

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There were question marks over the length of the bans following the Lazio vs. Napoli brawl and three red cards, but everyone involved got one match, plus a €20,000 Roma fine.

The midweek Serie A Week 19 round is coming up and referees have been assigned for games including Lecce-Roma, Napoli-Verona, Milan-Genoa, Bologna-Atalanta and Lazio-Fiorentina.

Roma could reportedly be ready to pull the plug early on Leon Bailey’s loan from Aston Villa after another injury ruled him out of the game with Lecce.

Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nico O'Reilly, Josko Gvardiol and Nathan Ake. (Reuters/Craig Brough)