Manchester City and Juventus Set to Duel for Sassuolo Rising Star

Manchester City are monitoring Manuel Locatelli, however their interest has yet turn into a real attempt to acquire him and Sassuolo are highly unlikely to sell him in January. The situation should change in the summer, but Juventus will be a major threat as they have identified him as the top target to strengthen the midfield. 

Juventus Actively Negotiating with Sassuolo to Acquire Scamacca

Gianluca Scamacca has become a real target to bolster Juventus’ attack and the Bianconeri and Sassuolo are currently engaged in negotiation to try to pull off the deal. After striking out on multiple veteran strikers, at least for the moment, director Fabio Paratici has swooped in on the 22-year-old forward despite the €20/25M price tag and some competition.

Christian Eriksen to Be Tested in a New Position Against Fiorentina

Christian Eriksen will be fielded as deep-lying playmaker in the Coppa Italia match with Fiorentina, relieving Marcelo Brozovic in that position, Antonio Conte announced in the pre-game presser, changing his mind compared to few months ago, when he stated that the ex-Spur could not take care of that role.

Atalanta Blocking Papu Gomez from Joining Top Clubs

Atalanta do not want to sell Alejandro Gomez to any of their competitors for a Champions League berth and would prefer the player to move to a smaller team or abroad. The Bergamaschi have not set a price for their no.10 when Juventus, Milan and Inter inquired about him as they would rather avoid strengthening a rival.

Milan Interested in Chelsea Youngster as Plan B for Defense

While Milan are trying to complete the acquisition of Mohamed Simakan from Strasbourg, they have identified Fiyako Tomori as a possible alternative in case their chase is unsuccessful. The Rossoneri have been after Simakan for weeks, but are now looking into what kind of injury forced him to sub off at half time the last game versus Lens, as the news about its severity have been mixed at this stage.