Enrico Passarella, Author at The Cult of Calcio

Inter Will Not Be Big Spenders in January

December 30, 2020 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Inter held a summit yesterday with the entire management, coach Antonio Conte and president Steven Zhang and outlined the strategy for upcoming January window, where the mandate will be to limit the spending and possibly reduce the payroll.

Spanish Giants Swoop in on Arkadiusz Milik

December 30, 2020 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market 2 comments

After parting ways with Diego Costa, Atletico Madrid have made an offer to acquire Arkadiusz Milik and are currently negotiating the fee with Napoli. The Colchoneros have presented a €7/8M bid and are hoping president Aurelio De Laurentiis will lower his double-digit demands.

Nainggolan Reportedly Heading Back to Cagliari on Loan from Inter

December 29, 2020 Enrico Passarella Cagliari, Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Radja Nainggolan is poised to return to Cagliari shortly as the club is nearing an agreement with Inter to have him back on loan, Gazzetta dello Sport and transfer market Gianluca di Marzio reported. The negotiation accelerated on Tuesday as …

Serie A Teams Potentially Facing Major Fiscal Problems

December 29, 2020 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Serie A teams might be forced to pay hefty sums in the near future because a recent clarification of the Agenzia dell’Entrate (the Italian tax office) excluded them from a privileged regime that yielded them major discounts on the salary taxes in the last couple of years.

Juventus Engaged In Talks to Sign Striker from Lyon

December 29, 2020 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Juventus have contacted Lyon to discuss the acquisition of Memphis Depay, who has an expiring contract. The Bianconeri are willing to include Federico Bernardeschi in the deal.

Zaniolo Commits to Roma and Vows to Be Ready for Euro 2021

December 29, 2020 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Italy, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, The Azzurri

Nicolò Zaniolo discussed his injuries, the departure from Inter and his future in an interview, where he promised he will return on the pitch in the Spring and expressed his love for Roma.

Napoli Expected to Be Sellers and Not Buyers in January

December 28, 2020 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Napoli are trying to find a solution for both Elseid Hysaj and Nikola Maksimovic, who are on expiring contracts, and will try to reduce the roster and the payroll in January,

Roma Looking to Reunite with Stephan El Shaarawy

December 28, 2020 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Roma intend to sign an attacker in January and are seriously considering bringing back Stephan El Shaarawy from Shanghai Shenhua, which could return on a season-long loan.

Inter Make List of Possible Destinations for Liverpool Striker

December 28, 2020 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Liverpool, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Inter are canvassing the market to find a back-up for Romelu Lukaku and the most recent option on the table is Divock Origi, who is on his way out from Liverpool as he has not played consistently in the first part of the season.

Juventus Step Up Their Efforts to Sign Reynolds from FC Dallas

December 28, 2020 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Juventus have jumped ahead of Roma in the race to sign Bryan Reynolds from FC Dallas as they proposed a higher offer. The fullback would initially join another club because the Bianconeri can not add other extra-EU players this season, with Cagliari rumoured to be candidates.

AIA President Believes Better Times Are Ahead for Referees

December 26, 2020 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

The president of the Referees’ Association (AIA) Marcello Nicchi discussed the rough start of the season of the officials, saying that substantial improvements could be on the horizon.

Atalanta and Papu Gomez Looking for a Way Out of Bitter Row

December 26, 2020 Enrico Passarella Atalanta, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Alejandro Gomez and Atalanta are working to resolve the rift as the tensions seem to have placated behind the scenes and all parties involved are looking for some sort of reconciliation, but his departure in January is still considered likely.

Author: Enrico Passarella