Former Napoli boss Rafa Benitez is being linked with a shock return to Chelsea, which would in turn release Maurizio Sarri to Juventus.

Tuttosport talks of an ‘imminent’ meeting between Benitez and Chelsea, who will not let Sarri join Juve until they have secured a replacement.

The Spaniard was an unpopular appointment at Stamford Bridge in 2012, but he ultimately delivered a Europa League before moving to Napoli a year later.

He has since re-established Newcastle United as a Premier League club, despite problems with owner Mike Ashley.

Sheffield Wednesday’s ex-Italy Under-21 international Fernando Forestieri has been found guilty of racially abusing an opponent.

Forestieri was due to appear at Mansfield Magistrates’ Court in December, having been charged with ‘using threatening words and behaviour’, as well as ‘racially aggravated harassment’.

Sven Goran Eriksson maintains his Lazio was “at that point the strongest team in Europe,” while he’s proud of Simone Inzaghi and Roberto Mancini.

The Swede was in Naples this evening to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the Football Leader event.

“I was in Italy for 13 years in different clubs. It was an extraordinary experience,” said Eriksson.

Tottenham Hotspur right-back Kieran Trippier has admitted that while his preference is ‘to stay in England’, he could be forced to move to Italy.

Trippier has been heavily linked with making a move to Serie A this summer, with Napoli and Juventus both said to be interested in signing the 28-year-old.

“I want to stay in England, but what can you do? I’ll see what happens, and what the club wants, more importantly,” he told BBC Sport.

Andrea Pirlo believes Maurizio Sarri is not to blame for the perceived lack of harmony at Chelsea. “Maybe it’s the club.”

Sarri led Chelsea to Europa League glory and a third-place finish in the Premier League, ensuring a return to the Champions League next season, but his future has been the constant subject of speculation.

“I’m studying to become a Coach,” Pirlo told the Daily Mail.

“I have to do the last licence in September and after that, maybe it will be good for me to become a Coach.

English side Brentford have officially signed midfielder Christian Norgaard from Fiorentina on a four-year contract.

A statement on Brentford’s official website adds Norgaard’s deal has the option of a fifth season.

However, whereas Sky Sport Italia is reporting a transfer fee of €4m (£3.5m), its English equivalent expects the EFL Championship club to pay €3.2m (£2.8m).

The Dane was brought in as a replacement for Milan Badelj last year but made just six Serie A appearances, amounting to only 323 minutes of football.

It is now being reported that Chelsea will give Coach Maurizio Sarri one more year at the helm.

Sarri had been increasingly linked with a return to Italy, in particular to replace Max Allegri at Juventus.

That was on the proviso that Chelsea would turn to club legend and Derby County boss Frank Lampard.

However, the Sun – which runs the story as an exclusive – claims the Blues will not sack the 60-year-old as they want Lampard to ‘spend another 12 months learning the ropes’.

A unnamed source close to Gabriel Batistuta claims the former Fiorentina striker wants to become the next Middlesbrough Coach.

Batistuta has his coaching badges but has no prior managerial experience, although he did work as a technical director for Argentine side Colon back in 2013.

“Gabi has a fantastic record both as a world leading player and technical director,” they told the Hartlepool Mail.

Roma look to have missed out on Marcelo Bielsa as it is reported he has agreed to a second season in charge of Leeds United.

Bielsa had emerged as a candidate for the Roma job over the weekend, but the Yorkshire Evening Post claims the Argentine is ‘poised’ to accept an extension with Leeds.

The newspaper explains ‘positive’ talks were held between the club and Argentine after their playoff defeat to Derby County.

Yannick Carrasco has put Serie A clubs on red alert after confirming that he is ready to return to Europe this summer.

Carrasco has spent the past 18 months playing for Chinese club Dalian Yifang, where he is a teammate of former Napoli captain Marek Hamsik.

However, the winger was heavily linked with the likes of Milan and Inter in January, as well as Premier League side Arsenal.