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Milan Linked to Former Rival Thriving with Galatasaray

April 1, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Calciomercato, Galatasaray, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Milan have begun examining some veteran strikers as Olivier Giroud is most likely headed to the Los Angeles FC, and Mauro Icardi has emerged as an option. He has been filling his boots with Galatasaray and wouldn’t mind returning to Serie A.

Mauro Icardi has been linked to multiple Italian sides after resurrecting his career in Turkey, but Milan, Juventus, and Roma will have to look elsewhere.

Serie A Clubs to Miss Out on Galatasaray-Bound Icardi

July 11, 2023 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Calciomercato, Galatasaray, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, PSG, Roma, Saudi Pro League, Serie A, Transfer Market

Mauro Icardi has been linked to multiple Italian sides after resurrecting his career in Turkey, but Milan, Juventus, and Roma will have to look elsewhere to find a striker. The Argentine is on the verge of sealing a return to Galatasaray. The Cimbom will pay €10M for a permanent transfer.

Ex-Juventus forward Morata could very well make a return to Turin for a third time in his career despite making a positive start to his 2023/24 season.

Atletico Madrid Marksman Tracked by Juventus and Roma

June 9, 2023 Enrico Passarella Atletico Madrid, Bologna, Calciomercato, Galatasaray, Italian Football, Juventus, La Liga, PSG, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Spezia, Transfer Market

Alvaro Morata is once again being attached with a return to Serie A, as Juventus and Roma are keeping tabs on him in their respective searches for a striker. It would be his third stint in the Peninsula after two separate ones in with the black-and-white colors.

Roma have quickly started to address their attack following the unfortunate news of Tammy Abraham’s ACL tear. Andrea Belotti's option was picked up.

Roma Start Making Moves to Bolster Their Frontline

June 6, 2023 Enrico Passarella Bologna, Calciomercato, Chelsea, Galatasaray, Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Spezia, Transfer Market

Roma have quickly started to address their attack following the unfortunate news of Tammy Abraham’s ACL tear. The option to extend Andrea Belotti’s contract till 2025 has been automatically picked up despite a subpar campaign. In addition, the Giallorossi have opened talks with Spezia for M’Bala Nzola.

Mauro Icardi is having a bounce-back season with Galatasaray, and that’s set to rekindle the interest of a few Serie A clubs.

Milan and Roma Keeping Close Tabs on Resurging Icardi

February 23, 2023 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Calciomercato, Galatasaray, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Mauro Icardi is having a bounce-back season with Galatasaray, and that’s set to rekindle the interest of a few Serie A clubs, which have never truly stopped considering bringing him back to Italy. Milan and Roma could potentially be the ones that try to orchestrate his return to the Peninsula.

Free agent striker Andrea Belotti has received further contractual proposals, but he remains determined to join Roma and play under Mourinho.

More Suitors Approach Belotti but Roma Maintain Lead

August 19, 2022 Enrico Passarella Bologna, Calciomercato, Cremonese, Galatasaray, Italian Football, Nice, Premier League, Roma, Salernitana, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Free agent striker Andrea Belotti has received further contractual proposals, but he remains determined to join Roma. The Giallorossi want to trim their attack before onboarding him, but they might be able to do it in short order since Justin Kluivert is close to Fulham and Felix Afena-Gyan has a few suitors.

Juventus furthered the contacts for Memphis Depay in the last few days, but his arrival is not imminent. The parties are close to an agreement.

Juventus Concoct Kean Swap as Depay Talks Continue

August 12, 2022 Enrico Passarella Atalanta, Barcelona, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Manchester United, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Juventus furthered the contacts for Memphis Depay, but they might have to wait to bring in the striker. The parties are closing in on an agreement from an economic standpoint. But the attacker asked for a few days to better evaluate the landscape and weigh his options.

Monza are spearheading the charge to stage an upset in 2022/23 Serie A. They have now shortlisted three players in three different positions to arrive.

Monza Shortlist Trio of Reinforcements Across All Fronts

August 2, 2022 Akhil Fisher Calciomercato, Italian Football, Monza, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Monza are one of the most active teams in the Italian transfer market, spearheading the charge to stage an upset in 2022/23 Serie A. The newly-promoted minnows have already made ten new signings, but they are far from done.

At 36, Dzeko is by far the oldest of the four candidates for the Dortmund role but could ‘very well compensate for Haller’s place in the short term.

Inter Veteran Among Candidates to Replace Haller at Dortmund

July 26, 2022 Akhil Fisher Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Ivory Coast powerhouse Sebastian Haller’s unfortunate testicular tumor diagnosis last week has thrown Dortmund into a sea of uncertainty. Four replacements have been drawn up to take his place, and one of them is Edin Dzeko.

Monza top director Adriano Galliani corroborated the rumors circulating around the team and had some bold statements during the kit unveiling.

Galliani Addresses Monza Ties to Dzeko, Icardi and Pinamonti

July 7, 2022 Enrico Passarella Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Monza, Napoli, PSG, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Monza top director Adriano Galliani corroborated the rumors circulating around the team and had some bold statements during the unveiling of their new jerseys: “Our objective is to finish in tenth position. It is normal to set some goals, and that is ours."

Monza are big-game hunting for their attack and have set their sights on Edin Dzeko. The Brianzoli wants to sign a top striker.

Monza Interested in Bringing In Inter Veteran Striker

July 6, 2022 Enrico Passarella Atalanta, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Monza, PSG, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Monza are big-game hunting for their attack and have set their sights on Edin Dzeko. The Brianzoli wants to sign a top contributor and have multiple targets in their crosshairs. Adriano Galliani publicly mentioned Mauro Icardi as a possibility.

Salernitana have already signed multiple attackers this summer, but they plan to keep adding and are tracking Andrea Pinamonti and Dries Mertens.

Atalanta and PSG Burst Into Fray to Sign Inter Starlet

July 4, 2022 Enrico Passarella Atalanta, Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Monza, PSG, Salernitana, Serie A, Torino, Transfer Market

Monza and Salernitana were dueling to sign Andrea Pinamonti early on, but Atalanta and PSG are also pursuing him now. La Dea, in particular, seems to have the preference of the player, but they have not met Inter’s requests just yet.

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