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Antonio Conte admits Scott McTominay’s status ‘has changed’ as he receives ‘completely different attention’ from opponents, but is confident that Billy Gilmour has what it takes to replace Stanislav Lobotka.

Fiorentina coach Stefano Pioli would have liked to meet his former club Milan ‘at another time’ and says a decision on Moise Kean’s availability will be made tomorrow: ‘He’s feeling good.’

Newcastle coach Eddie Howe is convinced that new sporting director Ross Wilson is already ‘looking into the contract length’ of several key players, including Sandro Tonali.

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Leon Bailey is still unavailable for Roma, but Gian Piero Gasperini hopes the Aston Villa loanee will return to action in one or two weeks: ‘The encouraging thing is that we are close now, after eight weeks.’

Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini reiterates that Inter and Napoli are the best teams in Serie A, but notes that ‘nobody talks about winning the Scudetto anymore.’

Inter coach Cristian Chivu admires Roma’s Gian Piero Gasperini, but Marcus Thuram’s return date remains uncertain.

Arsenal right-back Jurrien Timber has been branded the best in the Premier League in his position right now after some stunning stats on the Dutchman emerged.

Tuttosport reports that Manchester United are eager to offer €70m for Italy star Mateo Retegui, but are also interested in Inter’s Federico Dimarco.

Christian Pulisic suffered a low-grade lesion in his right hamstring, and his condition will be assessed again in 10 days.

Italy’s revival under head coach Gennaro Gattuso continued in the latest round of World Cup qualifiers as they secured comfortable victories over Estonia and Israel.

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Simone Inzaghi’s Al-Hilal have offered Sergej Milinkovic-Savic a contract extension until 2028.

Chelsea have bought plenty of players over the years, particularly since the arrival of Todd Boehly as owner.

Kamaldeen Sulemana is ‘grateful’ for the opportunity to play for Atalanta and admits Ivan Juric is the ‘perfect coach’ for him: ‘I firmly believe in daily work and in the fact that one should never give up.’