Enrico Passarella, Author at The Cult of Calcio

Manchester City and Juventus Set to Duel for Sassuolo Rising Star

January 14, 2021 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Manchester City, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

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.

Milan Considering Adding Former Juventus Striker

January 14, 2021 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Milan have met with the agents of Mario Mandzukic, who has been without a team since July, and are attempting to bring him back to Serie A, while Soualiho Meite is getting closer and closer to joining on loan and the front office met again with Hakan Calhanoglu's representative.

Suning in Talks with Private Equity Fund to Sell Inter Shares

January 13, 2021 Enrico Passarella Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

The Suning group, which owns the 70% of Inter, are looking to sell some shares of the club and the private equity fund Bc Partners have begun their due diligence in order to assess the economic situation of the team before deciding whether or not to invest.

Juventus Actively Negotiating with Sassuolo to Acquire Scamacca

January 13, 2021 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

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

January 13, 2021 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market, Uncategorized

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

January 13, 2021 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

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.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan Slated to Extend Contract with Roma

January 12, 2021 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

On the day when Roma’s new general manager Tiago Pinto was pictured visiting the Trigoria training center for the first time, it has been reported that the extension of Henrikh Mkhitaryan is a done deal and will be officially announced shortly.

Milan and Premier League Pair Are After Bologna’s Mattias Svanberg

January 12, 2021 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Bologna, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Milan have inquired about the availability of Mattias Svanberg, but Bologna want €15M for the midfielder and are not keen on selling him in January. He could be an option for the summer window, however also Leicester and Southampton are keeping tabs on him too.

Napoli Owner Asked to Postpone the Super Cup Against Juventus

January 12, 2021 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Super Cup

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis wants to move upcoming Supercoppa versus Juventus, scheduled for January 20th at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, and play it near the end of the season in May.

Milan Interested in Chelsea Youngster as Plan B for Defense

January 12, 2021 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Calciomercato, Chelsea, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

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.

Juventus Lose Paulo Dybala for Inter Clash and Supercoppa

January 11, 2021 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Paulo Dybala will be sidelined for 15/20 days because of a low degree lesion of the medial collateral ligament in the left knee, thus missing the upcoming clash with Inter and January 20th’s Supercoppa against Napoli, while Weston McKennie and Federico Chiesa avoided serious injuries.

Carlo Tavecchio Returns as President of Serie D Section

January 11, 2021 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Serie D, Tavecchio

Former FIGC boss Carlo Tavecchio is back in an apical managerial position in Italian football at age 77 as he has won elections to become the head of the regional council of the amateurs in Lombardy, the largest section of Serie D, the fourth and semi-professional division in the Peninsula.

Author: Enrico Passarella