Shandong Luneng is reportedly the club offering Napoli captain Marek Hamsik a €35m move to China and not Guangzhou Evergrande.

The Slovak said today that he is considering an exit from the Stadio San Paolo after a decade and China is the most likely alternative.

According to CalcioNapoli24, the offer is from Shandong Luneng and not Guangzhou Evergrande.

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Graziano Pellè is reportedly in negotiations for a return to England with West Ham United, but needs to take a pay-cut from Shandong Luneng.

The Italy international made the transfer to China after Euro 2016, having scored 30 goals over two seasons at Southampton in the Premier League.

According to the Mail newspaper, the 32-year-old is considering a return to Europe and specifically England.

The main sticking point would be the £13.5m per season wages that he currently commands at Shandong Luneng.

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On this day 12 months ago, Italy beat Spain 2-0 to advance to the quarter-finals at Euro 2016.

The Under-21 side face the Spanish at the Under-21 European Championships tonight, and the Azzurrini can take inspiration from the senior side’s exploits last year.

Italy hadn’t beaten Spain at a major tournament since 1994, and had been heavily beaten by La Roja in the final of Euro 2012.

Antonio Conte’s side showed no fear of the back-to-back European champions though, immediately going on the offensive in the Saint-Denis rain.

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Graziano Pellè confessed he “obviously would never have come to China if it wasn’t for all that money” after joining Shandong Luneng.

He spoke to Italia 1 show Emigratis from his new home in China.

“Obviously I would never have come here if it wasn’t for all that money,” said Pellè.

The Italy international made the transfer from Southampton just weeks after his Euro 2016 adventure concluded with a botched penalty in the shoot-out with Germany.

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Italy CT Giampiero Ventura says the door is open for Graziano Pelle, Arrigo Sacchi’s criticism was “disappointing” and “fruits are being borne” with youth.

Pelle has been missing in action for Italy since failing to shake Ventura’s hand against Macedonia in October, but Ventura made it clear the Shandong Luneng striker’s international career was not over as he also touched on Sacchi’s Albania frustrations and the need to “renew” the country’s ranks.

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Southampton’s Italian masseur Gianni Fenu describes adapting to England, working with Graziano Pellè and why Manolo Gabbiadini is “already an idol.”

The Premier League club has a certain affinity with Italians and that includes their staff, as masseur Fenu originally hails from Sardinia and he spoke to GianlucaDiMarzio.com.

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Sampdoria outcast Antonio Cassano could be the latest player to make a move to China for Guangzhou R&F or Shandong Luneng.

The 34-year-old striker has been frozen out at Samp all season after refusing a transfer into Serie B.

He confessed recently that he would like to carry on playing for a little longer and find a new club in January.

According to the Corriere dello Sport and Sky Sport Italia, the most likely destination is China, where FantAntonio could let his creativity run wild.

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Italy Coach Giampiero Ventura warns Graziano Pellè, Mario Balotelli and young Azzurri talents that he'll drop anyone who "thinks they're a phenomenon."

One of the main reasons why the former Torino boss was chosen to follow Antonio Conte was his work developing young players.

“There were those who were stunned when I said I was inheriting the oldest Nazionale of all time, but that was the truth and nobody seemed to worry about it,” Ventura told the Corriere della Sera newspaper.

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