Roma are very active on the transfer market, with Stephan El Shaarawy and Bryan Reynolds imminent, but there are reports Edin Dzeko was offered to PSG on a loan exchange for Mauro Icardi.
The Giallorossi are mired in uncertainty and this afternoon’s Serie A match with Spezia could decide coach Paulo Fonseca’s fate.
Wanda Nara shared a controversial social media message after Inter’s derby defeat, congratulating her ‘Friends at Milan.’
The wife and agent of the former Inter captain Mauro Icardi posted a picture of the Argentinean hugging her after a goal in a Nerazzurri shirt but the content of the message wasn’t kind at all for Inter and their fans.
“Without love there is no derby,” she wrote.
“Congratulations to my friends at Milan."
Kingsley Coman’s header proved the only goal of the game, as Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Final.
Keylor Navas returned from injury, but Marco Verratti still wasn’t fit enough for 90 minutes, so joined ex-Inter striker Mauro Icardi on the bench. Nerazzurri-owned Ivan Perisic was dropped in favour of former Juventus winger Coman.
Manuel Neuer made a tough double save on Neymar, but Robert Lewandowski came even closer when his turn from 12 yards bounced off the upright.
Marco Verratti, Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic are on the bench for the Champions League Final, as PSG take on Bayern Munich.
It kicks off in Lisbon at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
There had been hopes that Italy international Verratti would recover in time from a calf injury to be in the starting XI, replacing Leandro Paredes.
The 27-year-old has only played one full competitive match since February, the Coupe de la Ligue Final against Lyon on July 31.
Italy international Marco Verratti is increasingly likely to start tonight’s Champions League Final for PSG against Bayern Munich.
It kicks off in Lisbon at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
The 27-year-old has only played one full competitive match since February, the Coupe de la Ligue Final against Lyon on July 31.
He suffered a calf injury in training and missed the Champions League quarter-final with Atalanta, only playing seven minutes of the 3-0 semi-final victory over RB Leipzig.
Inter have reason to cheer on PSG in tonight’s Champions League Final with Bayern Munich, as it could earn them an extra €2m.
It kicks off at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT) in Lisbon and there are two ex-Inter men in the running.
Mauro Icardi was sold to Paris Saint-Germain, while Ivan Perisic is on loan at Bayern Munich.
As explained by La Repubblica, Inter are cheering on the French side, because there was a clause in Icardi’s sale including an extra €2m bonus if he won the Champions League.
Former Inter President Massimo Moratti admits he was ‘wrong’ to doubt Romelu Lukaku, while the Serie A club has ‘everything it takes to bring Leo Messi’ to Italy.
The €74m spent to sign Lukaku from Manchester United had seemed like a huge gamble, especially replacing Mauro Icardi, but he found the net 31 times in 49 competitive games, preparing for the Europa League semi-final against Shakhtar Donetsk.
“I got it wrong on Lukaku,” confessed Moratti to the Quotidiano Sportivo newspaper.
Romelu Lukaku is already more of a captain, centre-forward and leader of Inter than Mauro Icardi ever could be, writes Owen Diana.
After Atalanta’s heart-wrenching elimination, Inter are the only Italian team still standing in Europe. That is largely down to Romelu Lukaku, who has been absolutely brilliant in his first season with the Nerazzurri.
The burly Belgian has silenced his critics with aplomb, but his contribution to this Inter side goes far beyond the impressive goals-to-games ratio. His commitment to the cause stands in stark contrast with the final stages of Mauro Icardi’s stay in Milan and symbolises just how far the club has come in the last year.
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel ‘trusts’ Neymar will deliver in ‘the big matches’ but has stressed the importance of a good performance from former Inter forward Mauro Icardi on Wednesday.
Paris Saint-Germain will face Atalanta in the quarter-finals but will have Kylian Mbappe on the bench, as he is still recovering from an ankle injury, and lost former Napoli man Edinson Cavani when his deal expired earlier this summer.
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti said former Inter captain Mauro Icardi has ‘goals in his veins’, enjoyed following a tight Serie A 2019-20 and has been happy to see Italy ‘attracting great champions again’.
The Italy international has never played in Serie A but has established himself as a vital member of a highly successful PSG side.
