Tag: La Gazzetta dello Sport
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Mourinho convinces Abramovich to buy £30m defender
Chelsea are on the verge of making a £30million bid for Roma defender Mehdi Benatia, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the cash-rich west London outfit have performed a transfer U-turn, having declared in public that their incoming business was complete upon purchasing midfielder Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona.…
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Roma set sights on City raid
Roma have reportedly intensified their pursuit of Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic. Italian source La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Serie A heavyweights have identified the Montenegro international as the man to replace Mattia Destro, who is the subject of strong interest from Tottenham Hotspur. They are now believed to have jumped ahead of rivals…
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Roma prepare Spurs raid
Roma will reportedly make a bid for Tottenham Hotspur defender Vlad Chiriches if they sell centre-half Mehdi Benatia to Manchester United. Italian source La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Red Devils are now in pole position to lure unsettled Benatia away from Serie A, with bitter rivals City cooling their interest in the Moroccan. The…
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United in talks to sign £32m Serie A defender
Manchester United are the new front runners to land wantaway Roma defender Mehdi Benatia, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Red Devils have opened a dialogue and are ready to capitalise on the decision made by rivals City to abandon the pursuit of the 27-year-old. The Blues…
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Napoli turn to Liverpool star as Fellaini chase hits snag
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentis has reportedly dashed head coach Rafael Benitez’s hopes of landing Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini. According to Italian source La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Serie A outfit cannot afford to match the Red Devils’ asking price and have also struggled to meet the Belgium international’s salary expectations. He is said…
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Tevez’s father is kidnapped
Juventus striker Carlos Tevez has reportedly flown to his homeland of Argentina amid claims that his father has been kidnapped. The forward, who played for West Ham United and both Manchester clubs during his Premier League career before joining the Turin giants a year ago, hurriedly left Italy today in a bid to get to…
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Benitez in big-money raid for Spurs star Eriksen
Napoli are reportedly preparing a bid for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen. Italian source La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Serie A outfit are ready to test the north London club’s resolve to hang on to a player who proved to be a hit in his first season in English football. After arriving from Dutch…
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Spurs handed hope in Serie A striker pursuit
Tottenham Hotspur have been given encouragement in their pursuit of Roma striker Mattia Destro, according to fresh reports in the Italian media. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Serie A outfit are ready to cash in on the forward in order to balance the books, after landing Juan Iturbe from Hellas Verona and moving closer…
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Saints striker agrees to Serie A switch
Southampton striker Dani Osvandlo has reportedly agreed to sign for Inter Milan. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Italy international will return to his homeland after the two clubs thrashed out a loan deal with a view to a permanent move. It is believed that the towering targetman, who failed to report for training with…
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Injury despair sees Juve close on Lukaku and Eto’o
Juventus will reportedly intensify their pursuit of Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku and move for their ex-hitman Samuel Eto’o after losing new signing Alvaro Morata to injury. The Spaniard, who only joined from Real Madrid at the weekend, has been ruled out for around five weeks with a knee problem he picked up in training. And…
