NAPOLI NEWS
Spanish newspaper Sport claims that Barcelona are prepared to release Samuel Umtiti on loan, with Napoli, Roma, Lazio and Torino interested.
Paolo Valeri will officiate the match between Sassuolo and Juventus, while Rosario Abisso takes Udinese-Lazio and Marco Piccinini works on Bologna-Napoli.
Roma are going in for Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik, claims the Corriere dello Sport, by sell Cengiz Under to the Partenopei and Edin Dzeko to Inter.
L’Equipe claim Napoli are not only close to a deal with Lille for Victor Osimhen, but also defender Gabriel Magalhaes for €22m plus bonuses.
Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli is in intensive negotiations with Lille, hoping to finally convince Victor Osimhen, as L’Equipe claim the deal is done for €81m.
Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso believes Milan should keep Paolo Maldini as a director. ‘He can still do very good things for them.’
Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has commended the FIGC for investigating Atalanta’s team manager after he discriminated against a Napoli fan.
Lega Serie A says it is ‘hopeful’ stadiums will be partially reopened to fans before the end of the season.
Patron Aurelio De Laurentiis has praised Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso’s personality and claimed the Partenopei are currently ‘recovering from the incident’ under Carlo Ancelotti earlier this term.
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis feels the 2020-21 season should start on October 4, can't confirm if Lille forward Victor Osimhen will be a part of the pre-season retreat but says Gennaro Gattuso will 'obviously' stay in charge.
Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz has been targeted by the two Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, reportedly prompting the Partneopei to offer him a new five-year contract.
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has claimed it ‘didn’t look like a penalty’ as Milan picked up a point at the San Paolo and encouraged the Partenopei to ‘keep working like we are doing’.
Napoli and Milan fought it out for an entertaining 2-2 draw with twists and turns at the Stadio Olimpico, as Gennaro Gattuso faced his former club for the first time.
Stefano Pioli maintains Milan ‘showed we were up to the task’ against Napoli in a 2-2 draw, explains defending on the equaliser and insists his future is ‘out of my control.’
Gennaro Gattuso believes the current penalty rules are not fit for purpose, but was angrier with Napoli for ‘scoring too few goals and conceding too many’ against Milan.
It was a four-goal thriller at the Stadio San Paolo, as Milan took an early lead, Napoli turned it all around, only for Franck Kessie to convert a penalty for 2-2.
Paolo Maldini again hints he won’t be part of Milan’s future, they ‘cannot win just with young players’ and does not regret calling Ralf Rangnick talks ‘disrespectful.’
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s six Serie A games, including relegation dogfight Genoa-SPAL, Fiorentina-Verona and fight for fifth place Napoli-Milan.
Napoli bring back David Ospina and stick with Stanislav Lobotka, while Milan have Lucas Paqueta, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ante Rebic and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
In a surprise development, Football Italia learn Milan have entered the race to sign Lille striker Victor Osimhen, although Napoli remain strong contenders.
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