Roma Coach Paulo Fonseca expects “courage” against Real Madrid and assures Inter target Edin Dzeko will be in the starting XI.

There had been reports Dzeko asked to be left out of the squad for this friendly at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday evening, as he is pushing for a transfer to Inter.

“Dzeko will certainly start, as I am absolutely counting on him and my main focus in the transfer market is the arrival of a new centre-back,” Fonseca told Sky Sport Italia.

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New Real Madrid signing Eden Hazard discussed how Romelu Lukaku will fit in at Inter, plus what he learned from Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea.

The Belgium international sat down for an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper after finally completing his move to the Bernabeu.

“Ever since childhood, I dreamed of one day wearing the Real Madrid jersey. When Real knock at your door, you can do only one thing: open it.

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Roma are increasingly interested in Real Madrid forward Mariano Diaz, but hope to have him on loan with option to buy.

The 26-year-old Dominican struggled for playing time last season with four goals in 22 competitive appearances.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport and reports from Spain, Mariano Diaz could be the replacement for Edin Dzeko once the Bosnian moves to Inter.

The price-tag is much the same as Dzeko, €20m, but the Giallorossi would prefer to take Mariano on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.

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Napoli and Atletico Madrid transfer target James Rodriguez has been given the Number 16 jersey at Real Madrid and added to the website.

The Colombia international had until now been notable by his absence in the gallery of players for the 2019-20 season.

He returned from a two-year loan at Bayern Munich and was expected to move on again this summer, but Napoli only wanted him on loan with option to buy, while the Merengues are reticent to hand over a talent to Atletico Madrid.

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Jose Mourinho reveals he struggled to leave Inter for Real Madrid and “relied on Louis van Gaal’s ego” to beat Bayern Munich.

The Coach took them to historic heights in 2010 when winning the Champions League, Scudetto and Coppa Italia.

When his final match in charge, the Champions League Final against Bayern Munich, was played in Madrid, he had already signed for Real.

“I have to tell you something I’ve never said before,” Mourinho confessed in a special interview with Italian online platform DAZN.

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AS is reporting Juventus could hijack Napoli negotiations and replace Paulo Dybala with Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez.

Dybala’s Juve career looks like ending this month, with Paris Saint-Germain and Inter in for the forward if Tottenham Hotspur fail to secure a deal on Thursday.

With that in mind, AS claims Juve have suddenly shown an interest in James, whose proposed move to Napoli continues to stall.

The newspaper explains Cristiano Ronaldo has already approved of the Colombian’s arrival from their time together at Madrid.

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Real Madrid have dropped Serie A targets James Rodriguez and Mariano Diaz for their friendly with Red Bull Salzburg later.

Marca reports Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane ‘isn’t counting’ on the pair, despite their inclusion in preseason training.

James’ omission will inevitably revive links with Napoli, who reportedly have a verbal agreement with Los Blancos over a loan deal for the Colombian after August 15.

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Manchester United have reportedly rejected €30m plus Napoli target James Rodriguez from Real Madrid for Paul Pogba.

Time is ticking for the former Juventus midfielder to leave United, with the English transfer window closing in only three days.

According to The Times, Madrid President Florentino Perez put James plus cash on the table, but the offer was thrown out by the Red Devils.

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Aurelio De Laurentiis assures Napoli are “evaluating many names other than James Rodriguez, Hirving Lozano and Mauro Icardi,” but has no Nicolas Pepe regrets.

“We are evaluating many names other than James Rodriguez, Lozano and Icardi,” the President told Sky Sport Italia.

“So much so that I made a large offer for Pepe, but we were unable to get him. Arsenal have five times the revenue of Napoli, so they will have simply offered him more money. Never mind, we’ll find another Pepe.

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Real Madrid have reportedly agreed to send James Rodriguez to Napoli on loan with option to buy if they can’t complete a €42m sale by August 15.

The news comes from La Repubblica and the Corriere dello Sport newspapers, after Fenerbahce saw their approach shot down immediately by the player.

Atletico Madrid are also beginning to realise James has his heart set on Napoli and are pulling back on their offer, particularly as Real Madrid do not want to reinforce a direct Liga rival.

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