Arrigo Sacchi believes Roberto Mancini can improve Italy but “as long as the Federation doesn’t improve, it won’t do any good”.

The legendary tactician is himself a former Azzurri CT, and he spoke about the national team in his interview with Corriere della Sera.

“It won’t be easy,” Sacchi warned.

“There was only one in Italy who tried to fix things alone, and look how that ended. Mancini can do his bit, but as long as the Federation doesn’t improve, it won’t do any good.

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Edin Dzeko started the season with a sensational goal and Roma could reward him with a new and improved contract.

The Bosnia international scored the late winning volley to beat Torino 1-0 on Sunday in the Serie A opener.

According to La Repubblica newspaper, the 32-year-old is being offered a new deal beyond his current contract to June 2020.

It would include a pay rise to around €5m per season.

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La Liga chief Javier Tebas has accused Inter of ‘having no money’ and using ‘tricks’ to bring in players.

Inter have signed several players on loan with options to buys this summer, among them Matteo Politano and Keita Balde Diao, prompting Tebas to put them in the same boat as two of his pet hates Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City.

“Even though great Coaches like Mourinho and Guardiola went away, La Liga continued to grow,” he told ABC.

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Torino have reportedly approached Manchester City to ask for defender Jason Denayer on loan with option to buy.

The 23-year-old has eight senior caps for Belgium under his belt, but struggles for playing time.

He had loan spells with Celtic, Galatasaray and Sunderland.

According to Sky Sport Italia, Serie A club Torino have asked Manchester City if they can take Denayer on loan.

They also aim to include an option to buy at the end of the season, especially as his contract expires in June 2020.

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Lazio have reportedly set a Sunday deadline for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic to receive an offer worth €120m or stay in Rome.

According to La Repubblica, the club told him and his agent that if he doesn’t bring in a proposal matching the asking price this weekend, then he won’t be allowed to leave this summer.

Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Milan all showed interest, along with Manchester United and Manchester City.

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Maurizio Sarri says he is hopeful of keeping Thibaut Courtois and Willian at Chelsea this season.

Courtois and Willian have been heavily linked with exits from Chelsea over the summer, but Sarri made it clear he was counting on the pair ahead of his first competitive game on Sunday – the Community Shield against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.

“Guardiola for me is a friend, but he is the best Coach in the world now, or one of the best,” the former Napoli boss said at a Press conference.

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Bayern Munich’s Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is ‘surprised’ by Juventus’ €112m Cristiano Ronaldo deal as ‘we’d never invest all that money on a 33-year-old.’

Juve broke the Italian transfer record to sign Ronaldo from Real Madrid, despite the Portuguese turning 33 earlier in the year, but while Rummenigge felt the transfer ‘made sense’ for the Bianconeri, he suggested the club were wrong to spend so much.

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Miralem Pjanic assures he is ‘happy’ at Juventus after branding links with the likes of Barcelona and Manchester City ‘untrue’.

Pjanic had been tipped to leave Juve for one of their European rivals, with the Bianconeri needing to free up funds after their Italian-record deal for Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, the midfielder told ESPN: “I listen to a lot of things that are not true.

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It is reported that Miralem Pjanic looks like staying at Juventus, with the Old Lady set to offer him a new contract until 2022.

The Bosnian has been linked with a move to leading clubs around Europe this summer, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Barcelona all rumoured to be interested in his services.

However, Corriere dello Sport suggests the trio have been put off making a bid by Juve’s €100m valuation of the player.

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has ruled out a move for Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic. “We’re good enough at the moment.”

City had emerged as frontrunners for Pjanic in recent days, with the English champions even said to be preparing a 100m bid for the ex-Roma man.

However, Guardiola was quoted as saying by CityWatch at a Press conference: He’s a player at Juventus. We are not interested in him.

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