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Arsenal have gained the clear pole position to acquire Riccardo Calafiori, but they haven’t fully met Bologna’s request yet.

Juventus Not Going All-Out to Capture Calafiori for Now

June 19, 2024 Enrico Passarella Bologna, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Transfer Market

Juventus surely like Riccardo Calafiori a lot, but they might not chase him all summer long and are unlikely to match Bologna’s sky-high demand for him. The Bianconeri are a lot more determined to sign Douglas Luiz, Teun Koopmeiners, and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

Despite the obstacles, Milan haven’t turned away from Joshua Zirkzee for the time being. His participation in Euro 2024 has paused the negotiation.

Milan Insisting to Clear the Hurdles to Acquire Zirkzee

June 18, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Bologna, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Stuttgart, Transfer Market

Despite the obstacles, Milan haven’t turned away from Joshua Zirkzee for the time being. His participation in Euro 2024 has paused the negotiation. It’s stuck on the commissions for his agent. The Rossoneri will continue working on it. The competition is coming only from other Italian sides.

Thiago Motta and Joshua Zirkzee have a special connection, and the boss would be delighted if the striker followed him to Juventus.

Juventus Keen on Zirkzee Despite Vlahovic Likely Staying

June 17, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Bologna, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

Thiago Motta and Joshua Zirkzee have a special connection, and the boss would be delighted if the striker followed him to Juventus. The Bianconeri have been keeping tabs on what’s going on between the Dutchman and Milan. Those talks have been severely hampered by commissions.

Calafiori is one step away from joining Arsenal, but the deal will be more complicated than usual due to the previous Roma and Basel's re-sale clauses.

Juventus Determined to Sign Bologna Ace No Matter Time & Effort

June 15, 2024 Marko Vrakela Bologna, Juventus, Serie A, Transfer Market

Juventus sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli hasn't given up his pursuit of Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori despite the Italian's substantial price tag. According to Calciomercato, Giuntoli will fight tooth and nail until the end of the summer to lure the former Basel rearguard to Turin.

Inter will know fairly soon whether Denzel Dumfries is a keeper or a goner. They want a definitive answer to their contract proposal in a month.

Bologna Ready to Throw Swedish Right-Back Serie A Lifeline

June 15, 2024 Marko Vrakela Atalanta, Bologna, Serie A, Transfer Market

Bologna could offer Emil Holm a lifeline in Serie A after Atalanta decided against purchasing the Spezia loanee at the end of 2023/24. Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla claims the Rossoblu have taken an interest in the Sweden international amid an imminent risk of losing Riccardo Calafiori to Juventus.

Despite the hurdles and their respective teams’ stances, Juventus will continue pursuing Riccardo Calafiori and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

Juventus Have Clear Plans to Touch Up Their Defense

June 14, 2024 Enrico Passarella Arsenal, Bologna, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Premier League, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Pro League, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

Despite the hurdles and their respective teams’ stances, Juventus will continue pursuing Riccardo Calafiori and Giovanni Di Lorenzo to retool their rearguard. Antonio Conte would gladly keep his captain, and Bologna are driving a hard bargain.

Juventus are having trouble coming to terms with Bologna for Riccardo Calafiori, and Thiago Motta has indicated Jakub Kiwior as a potential alternative.

Juventus Instructed to Pursue Arsenal Center-Back

June 13, 2024 Enrico Passarella Arsenal, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

Juventus are having trouble coming to terms with Bologna for Riccardo Calafiori, and Thiago Motta has indicated Jakub Kiwior as a potential alternative. He already coached the Pole at Spezia and would be happy to reunite with him.

The negotiation between the entourage of Joshua Zirkzee and Milan has seemingly been put on ice during Euro 2024, also due to problems over the commissions.

Bologna Talisman Receive Last-Gasp Netherlands Call-Up for Euro 2024

June 13, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Bologna, Euro 2024, Netherlands, Serie A

Milan target Joshua Zirkzee has received the Netherlands call-up for Euro 2024 as Ronald Koeman counts on the Bologna ace to fill the vacancy left by Teun Koopmeiners' injury. Dutch outfit De Telegraaf reports the 23-year-old has made the cut at the 11th hour.

Charles De Ketelaere has had a solid season at Atalanta, but his club won’t rush the call on his outright acquisition from Milan.

Milan Willing to Do Atalanta Small Favor to Help Close CDK Deal

June 13, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Atalanta, Serie A, Transfer Market

Offloading Charles De Ketelaere is among the top priorities for Milan this summer as part of the club's fund-raising campaign. According to Calciomercato, the Serie A runners-up are willing to change the terms of their loan agreement with Atalanta to facilitate the Belgian's exit.

Juventus took their swell time before finally announcing Thiago Motta as their new head coach. He replaces Massimiliano Allegri.

Juventus Formally Confirm to Have Hired Thiago Motta

June 12, 2024 Enrico Passarella Bologna, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025

Juventus took their swell time before finally announcing Thiago Motta as their new head coach. He replaces Massimiliano Allegri, who got the axe two games before the end of the season due to his antics in the Coppa Italia final.

Napoli have taken concrete steps toward signing Artem Dovbyk from Girona but will have to wait to learn whether they’ll be successful.

Milan Tipped to Land on Their Feet in Striker’s Chase

June 11, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Calciomercato, Girona, Italian Football, La Liga, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

Milan are very close to acquiring Joshua Zirkzee but have also blocked a sound fallback, Artem Dovbyk, should they fail to come to terms about the commission in the deal for the Bologna star. They’ll have another meeting with his agent Kia Joorabchian shortly.

Milan are waiting for Atalanta’s decision on Charles De Ketelaere, as La Dea opened talks to obtain a discount. All the other players are returning.

Most Milan Loanees Heading Back After Subpar Spells

June 10, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

Milan are waiting for Atalanta’s decision on Charles De Ketelaere, as La Dea opened talks to obtain a discount, while all the other players who left temporarily last summer will report back, including Alexis Saelemaekers despite his solid season at Bologna.

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