Ciao Gonzalo! Italian Football Bids Farewell To Recordman Higuain

The transfer market is a time to welcome new exciting arrivals to our favorite clubs, and unfortunately a time to wave goodbye for some of our most beloved sports heroes. This summer, the Italian football world is set to bid farewell to the man who shattered the Serie A goalscoring record with 36 goals during the 2015-2016 season, as Gonzalo Higuain is about to join Inter Miami.
Marcos Alonso from Chelsea has been recently rumored to be a target for Antonio Conte's Inter

Marcos Alonso and Emerson Fit Both Inter and Chelsea Plans

There is interest for Chelsea from Italy. Juventus were linked with Emerson Palmieri when Maurizio Sarri was still in charge, but that trail has gone cold. The rumor mill now suggests a reunion with Antonio Conte, together with Marcos Alonso. Both players flourished under the Italian tactician in West London and have had varying success since his departure.
Verdat Muriqi joined Serie A side Lazio in this transfer market session

Serie A Transfer Market Roundup: Latest News from September 14

The Cult of Calcio gladly welcomes you to its latest edition of the Serie A Transfer Market Roundup. While the English Premier League fans and La Liga lovers spent their weekend watching actual football, Serie A fans were more interested in tracking Spezia's or Lazio's latest deals, and luckily for you we have all the most recent Italian calciomercato news stacked in one article.

Donnarumma Is On Chelsea’s Radar – What Should Milan Do?

In a bid to full the goalkeeping void in his Chelsea side, Frank Lampard is reportedly lining up a £50 million bid for Milan's Donnarumma. The goalkeeper is one of Europe's most underrated footballers, let alone goalkeepers. He arrived on the scene five years ago and became Milan's no.1, making his Serie A debut in the 2015/16 where he made 32 first-team appearances.

Bayern Breeze Past Chelsea To Book Barcelona Quarter-Final

Chelsea went into tonight's Champions League game in Germany with a 3-0 aggregate deficit. Frank Lampard on the back of last week's FA Cup disappointment was hoping for a "miracle" in Munich, but his side produced quite the opposite. Bayern were ahead on 10 minutes already and closed on a 4-1 score to book a Quarter-Final game against Barcelona.

On Her Majesty’s Service: Carlo Cudicini Could Have Been a Star

Carlo Cudicini lasted 22 years as a professional goalkeeper, with 13 of those being spent in England between Chelsea and Tottenham, making him one of the Premier League’s longest-serving Italian stars. But for all his talent, it seems he was always with the wrong club at the wrong time and somehow forged a reputation as a "back-up" player.

On Her Majesty’s Service: Roberto Di Matteo’s Managerial Greatness

Roberto Di Matteo was an understated player. Through Chelsea’s resurgence in the 1990s, he was at the heart of it. But it is as a manager that he achieved true greatness, leading Chelsea to lift both the Champions League and FA Cup trophies in a few months, in what was possibly one of the greatest managerial turnarounds in modern Premier League history.

On Her Majesty’s Service: Zola’s Inspiring Love Affair With Chelsea

The Premier League is home to hundreds of overseas players, but go back twenty years or so and there were much fewer in the English top-flight than there is today. Foreign players were seen as exotic, flamboyant and simply different from what English football fans were used to. One player who was certainly different, but for all the right reasons, was Gianfranco Zola.

Assi di Coppe: Sarri’s Chelsea Triumph In Europa League

Maurizio Sarri came, saw, and won. The former Napoli coach led Chelsea to their first Europa League title, seeing off Arsenal in the Final in Baku with a storming second half. Eden Hazard scored a brace in what was likely his last match with the Blues, and goals by Jean Giroud and Pedro Rodriguez wrapped a comfortable 4-1 success against Unai Emery’s side.