Juventus have been offered Wolves winger Adama Traore by agent Jorge Mendes, according to Calciomercato.com, but only at €70m.

New coach Andrea Pirlo has stated he wants to play 4-3-3 and Traore would be an idea addition on the right side of the trident attack.

He’d effectively be replacing Douglas Costa, who is in talks with Manchester United, among others.

Calciomercato.com claim that agent Mendes, who has very strong links with both clubs, has proposed Traore to Juventus.

Leonardo Bonucci assures Italy are ‘not a selection, but a genuine team’ and believes Virgil van Dijk and Giorgio Chiellini are ‘two of the five best defenders in the world.’

The Nations League match with the Netherlands kicks off on Monday in Amsterdam at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

The Azzurri opened their with a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina, while Holland beat Poland 1-0.

Milan and Benevento have set their sights on Liverpool midfielder Marko Grujic following his loan spell with Hertha Berlin.

According to Tuttmercatoweb, both the Rossoneri and newly-promoted side from Serie B are keeping a close eye on his situation.

The 24-year-old joined Liverpool from Red Star Belgrade in January 2016, but has mainly gone out on loan deals to Cardiff and since 2018 to Hertha Berlin.

He notched up 31 competitive games for Hertha Berlin last season, scoring four goals and providing two assists.

Napoli have reportedly been in talks with Olympiakos for Konstantinos Tsimikas for at least eight months, but seem to be losing out to Liverpool.

The 24-year-old left-back has long been a target for the Stadio San Paolo side, with a transfer already close in January.

However, the deal was never completed and it looks now as if it won’t be, because English reports suggest Liverpool have agreed a fee.

Multiple sources maintain there will be a medical next week to complete the €13m swoop.

Kalidou Koulibaly would ‘love to stay at Napoli for life, but I can’t make promises’ and assures Victor Osimhen will relish the ‘fantastic’ fans.

It was reported this morning that the Senegal international is ready to discuss a new contract, as the offers from Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool are at most €60m, whereas the asking price remains €75m.

Kalidou Koulibaly is discussing a contract extension with Napoli, as the offers from Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United aren’t up to scratch.

According to the Corriere dello Sport newspaper, President Aurelio De Laurentiis proved he was ready to listen when approaches arrived from the Premier League.

He even lowered his asking price to €75-80m, from the original in excess of €100m, in the post-COVID transfer era.

Napoli are refusing to increase the salary already agreed with Victor Osimhen’s previous agent, Lille reportedly reject Adam Ounas as part of the deal and Liverpool dive in with an offer.

Every time Osimhen seems to be close to a deal with the Partenopei, it all falls back into doubt, and today’s developments are just another chapter in the summer saga.

Napoli are hesitant to increase the salary already agreed with Victor Osimhen’s previous agent, as the €80m transfer from Lille is back in doubt again.

This is one of those sagas that could go on for most of the summer, as it has already dragged on for weeks.

First Osimhen was unconvinced by the move and felt under pressure from his agent, who had negotiated an excellent commission package for himself.

The Nigerian striker then sacked his representative and brought in a new intermediary, named in the Italian media as William D’Avila.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta are inspiring everyone in Europe, claims Verona coach Ivan Juric, and thinking of the Scudetto. ‘He’s only behind Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.’

La Dea have leapfrogged Inter into third place, sitting only two points adrift of Lazio and are up against leaders Juventus this weekend.

“I think Gasperini is thinking about the Scudetto,” Juric told Sky Sport Italia.

Milan’s revenue chief reveals ‘we have been talking to Liverpool because they’ve been through the same path. The Champions League is our natural habitat’.

Liverpool endured a slump in fortunes during the first half of the 2010s but have gone on to reach the last two Champions League Finals, winning the last one, and finally ended their wait for a Premier League title.