Jony Rodriguez is likely to miss Lazio’s Serie A opener against Sampdoria on Sunday as he is still waiting for his transfer to be cleared.

Jony joined Lazio from Malaga last month and has been a regular performer for the Aquile during preseason.

However, the Spanish side have made it clear that they will not accept just €2m to sign off the transaction and are instead demanding €12m.

Chelsea right-back Davide Zappacosta has reportedly agreed to join Roma on loan, with Davide Santon set for Real Mallorca.

Santon looked to be headed for SPAL or Real Sociedad, but Gianluca Di Marzio’s website writes he is now ‘very close’ to Mallorca, who recently returned to La Liga after a six-year absence.

In turn, Di Marzio writes the Giallorossi are about to take Zappacosta on a dry loan for the season.

Roma full-back Davide Santon is reportedly in talks to join Spanish side Real Sociedad.

According to Sportitalia’s Alfredo Pedulla, the possibility of a move to La Real has come about after an agreement could not be reached with La Liga new boys Real Mallorca.

Santon is considered expendable for Roma after they signed Leonardo Spinazzola to bolster their wide defensive options.

The 28-year-old moved to the Olimpico as part of the exchange deal that took Radja Nainggolan to Inter last summer.

Udinese have sent new signing Cristo Gonzalez to Spanish side Huesca on a season-long loan.

Cristo only joined Udinese from Real Madrid last month, but the striker will instead spend the upcoming campaign with Huesca as they look to make a quick return to La Liga.

Despite his move, the Zebrette made it clear at the time of his arrival that he was one for the future.

Venezuela winger Darwin Machis has left Udinese to join La Liga new boys Granada on a permanent basis.

Machis played just 13 times for Udinese in Serie A last season and ended it at second-tier Spanish side Cadiz, where he scored eight goals in 15 appearances.

The 26-year-old will now embark on a second spell with Granada, having already netted 14 times in 33 games for the Andalusian club.

Although primarily a left winger, he can also play on the right or through the middle.

Inter striker Samuele Longo is on his way back to Spain with Deportivo La Coruna, according to Gianluca Di Marzio.

The 27-year-old remains on Inter’s books, despite playing just two competitive games for the club.

He had been called up for preseason, but Di Marzio is nonetheless expecting him to become a Depor player.

Longo has played his best football in the Spanish second tier with Girona and Tenerife, scoring 26 goals across two campaigns.

Spain have won the 2019 European U21 Championships, beating holders Germany 2-1 in the Final, with Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz on target and named Player of the Tournament.

La Rojita gained revenge for the 2017 Final and have now equalled Italy as the most successful nation in the tournament’s history with five trophies.

Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring with a left-foot scorcher from distance, while Dani Olmo doubled their tally after the break.

Fabian Ruiz “dreams of winning the Scudetto” with Napoli as well as the U21 European Championship tonight against Germany.

Spain take on the holders Germany tonight in the U21 European Championship Final at the Dacia Arena in Udine.

The 23-year-old has been putting in some impressive performances for the Spanish during their run to the final, while he also made his debut for the senior Spain team against the Faroe Islands at the start of the month.

Frosinone have officially taken legal action against publications that alleged the club had participated in match-fixing.

Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Frosinone’s Serie A match against Cagliari on April 20 - which the Sardinians won 1-0 - was rigged as part of the Operation Oikos investigation.

Marca and AS also leaked wiretaps of conversations mentioning Frosinone and Lazio striker Ciro Immobile, as well as a Canarini delegate - thought to be team manager Manuel Milana.