Italian sources have denied reports of Lazio interest in Celtic centre-back Dedryck Boyata.

According to the Daily Record, the Belgian defender is on the Aquile’s radar and has only one year left on his current contract, so the Scottish side is concerned he could be poached.

However, sources close to the Italians via lalaziosiamonoi.it assure there has never been any genuine contact between the two clubs, nor have negotiations ever begun.

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Lazio are reportedly considering Celtic’s Dedryck Boyata as an alternative to Francesco Acerbi.

The Biancocelesti need a new centre-back, as Stefan de Vrij is joining Inter on a free transfer.

It was expected that Acerbi would be the man to come in, but so far there has been little progress in talks with Sassuolo.

According to Il Messaggero, the Aquile are considering Boyata as a potential alternative, with his contract expiring next summer.

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Serie B side Venezia have officially signed Scotland Under-21 international Harvey St Clair from Chelsea.

The wide attacking player put pen to paper on a three-year contract with option to extend.

The 19-year-old came up through the Chelsea youth academy and contributed seven goals with four assists in 30 competitive games for their Under-23 team this season.

St Clair also recently made his Scotland Under-21 international debut.

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Fiorentina are in negotiations to sign Scottish midfielder Liam Henderson after his six months in Serie B with Bari.

The 22-year-old came up through the Celtic youth academy and had loan spells with Rosenborg and Hibernian.

He was sold to Bari in January and helped them reach the promotion play-offs, contributing two goals and two assists in 19 appearances.

According to Sportitalia, Henderson aims to extend his stay in Italy and make the step up to Serie A for Fiorentina.

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John J Fisher, who has stakes in Celtic and San Jose Earthquakes, is reportedly the American interested in buying 35 per cent of Milan.

According to Mediaset Premium, the son of Gap Inc founders is eager to expand his sporting portfolio, as he is also the majority owner of Major League Baseball club Oakland Athletics.

He has some shares in Scottish football club Celtic FC and in MLS side San Jose Earthquakes.

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Inter have resumed negotiations with Dinamo Zagreb for centre-back Filip Benkovic, claim multiple sources.

According to both Sky Sport Italia and Tuttomercatoweb, the Nerazzurri are again in talks with the Croatian club after an initial approach last year.

The tall defender turns 21 in July and came up through the Dinamo Zagreb youth academy.

This season he has scored four goals in 24 HNL games and had been close to Celtic a year ago, but is now a known target for Borussia Dortmund, among others.

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Celtic legend Jim Craig reflects on the 1967 European Cup final against Inter, telling Football Italia conceding early “was the best thing that could have happened”.

The team now known as ‘The Lisbon Lions’ beat Helenio Herrera’s ‘Grande Inter’ side to become the first British side to lift the European Cup.

That Nerazzurri team conquered Italy and Europe with their ‘catenaccio’ style, so conceding a penalty to them after seven minutes was a daunting prospect.

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Leaders Frosinone collapsed against Perugia after Danilo Soddimo’s red card, Empoli snatched a last-gasp point to go top and Liam Henderson scored in Bari’s away win.

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Ascoli 2-1 Cesena

Mogos 25 (A), Fedele 41 (C), Clemenza 51 (A)

Sent off: Fedele 61 (C)

Avellino 2-1 Novara

Gavazzi 35, 76 (A), Caldreroni 49 (N)

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Bryan Cristante says Atalanta have respect for Borussia Dortmund but “never fear”.

The Orobici face the German giants in the first leg of their Europa League Last 32 tie tomorrow, getting the chance to walk out before the famous yellow wall.

“Let’s go there to destroy it,” Cristante declared, speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport.

“I’ve never seen it live and I have a certain anticipation. I remember the displays I’ve seen on social media, the one with the binoculars was crazy.

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Former Milan, Atalanta and Palermo midfielder Massimo Donati has retired from football, joining the coaching setup at Hamilton Academical.

The 36-year-old played 27 games for the Rossoneri in the 2001-02 season, having signed from the Orobici alongside Cristian Zenoni, but was unable to break into the side on a consistent basis.

A series of loan spells followed, with Donati representing Parma, Torino, Sampdoria and Messina before a return to Bergamo.

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