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Juventus Prodigy Unenthusiastic About Two Landing Spots

July 24, 2024 Enrico Passarella Bournemouth, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Ligue 1, Marseille, Nice, Premier League, PSG, Serie A, Stuttgart, Transfer Market Leave a comment

Juventus plot to collect money through the sale of Dean Huijsen, but the prodigy is taking his time to decide his next destination. He has received several offers from abroad. PSG kicked the tires but haven’t lodged a bid so far.

Juventus have Jean-Clair Todibo at the top of their preferences to strengthen their rearguard. The interest is reciprocated by the player.

Juventus Exploring How to Devise Pricey Deal with Nice

July 16, 2024 Enrico Passarella Barcelona, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, La Liga, Ligue 1, Nice, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market, Wolfsburg Leave a comment

Juventus have Jean-Clair Todibo at the top of their preferences to strengthen their rearguard. The interest is reciprocated by the player, but Nice have set a considerable price tag. It won’t be easy for the Bianconeri to get there.

It won’t be long before Milan formally appoints Paulo Fonseca, and the new coach should slightly tweak the tactics compared to recent years.

How Milan Will Line Up with Fonseca on Their Bench

May 29, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Bologna, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Ligue 1, Monaco, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Tottenham, Transfer Market

It won’t be long before Milan formally appoints Paulo Fonseca, and the new coach should slightly tweak the tactics compared to recent years. Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently posted a picture with 4-3-3 on his social media accounts.

Fikayo Tomori will likely pay a visit to his agent Viktor Kolar ahead of the return leg of the Europa League’s Round of 16 against Slavia Praha,

Milan Plot Defensive Revolution This Summer

May 11, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Serie A, Transfer Market

One of the detriments of Stefano Pioli’s last season at Milan has been a porous defense that has conceded a second-high 42 goals among sides from the upper half of the Serie A table. According to Calciomercato, the current …

Two of the top Milan executives, Geoffrey Moncada and Antonio D’Ottavio, spent some time in Germany in recent weeks to scout a few players directly.

Milan Brass Makes Germany Trip, Delineates Priorities

April 4, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Stuttgart, Transfer Market, Wolfsburg

Two of the top Milan executives, Geoffrey Moncada and Antonio D’Ottavio, spent some time in Germany in recent weeks to scout a few players directly and open communications with their respective teams and camps. A few Bundesliga options are in their crosshairs.

Juventus Tracking Milan Target and Sporting CP Star

April 2, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Sporting CP, Transfer Market

The future of Gleison Bremer at Juventus isn’t set in stone due to the presence of a release clause and the interest of major clubs, so the management is keeping tabs on some high-profile youngsters, Maxence Lacroix and Ousmane Diomande.

Simon Kjaer has only three more months on his contract with Milan, and the management appears to have made up his mind about moving on from him.

Kjaer Increasingly Likely to Leave Milan in the Summer

March 6, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Fulham, Italian Football, Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market, Wolfsburg

Simon Kjaer has only three more months on his contract with Milan, and the management appears to have made up their mind about moving on from him. He has played more than expected this campaign due to simultaneous injuries.

Milan ultimately didn’t sign a new defender in January but their search hasn’t ended, and they are tracking Lloyd Kelly and Maxime Lacroix for the summer.

Milan to Prioritize Bournemouth and Wolfsburg Defenders

February 9, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Bournemouth, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market, Wolfsburg

Milan ultimately didn’t sign a new defender in January but their search hasn’t ended, and they are tracking Lloyd Kelly and Maxime Lacroix for the summer. The Rossoneri will likely elect not to retain Simon Kjaer, who’s on an expiring contract.

Milan are thinking about a reunion with Aster Vranckx, who wasn’t retained following a loan spell at the end of last season since he played sparingly.

Milan Contemplating Surprising Return in the Midfield

November 21, 2023 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Milan are thinking about a reunion with Aster Vranckx, who wasn’t retained following a loan spell at the end of last season since he played very limited minutes. The midfielder stayed put at Wolfsburg and has been playing well so far. He had notched just 235 minutes with the Rossoneri in 2022/2023.

Joakim Mæhle moved to Wolfsburg from Atalanta on a €12M deal, ending his three-year spell under the Italian manager in the north of Italy.

Mæhle Holds Gasperini Responsible for Forgetful Atalanta Spell

September 5, 2023 Akhil Fisher Atalanta, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Serie A, Wolfsburg

Ex-Atalanta fullback Joakim Mæhle has hit out at coach Gian Piero Gasperini for his autocratic approach. The Dane moved to Wolfsburg from Bergamo on a €12M deal, ending his three-year spell under the Italian manager in the North of Italy. He revealed he felt mediocre at the Gewiss Stadium.

Filip Kostic had a solid first season at Juventus, but he might be on the move if the management received a strong offer.

Juventus Listening to Incoming Proposals for Kostic

August 17, 2023 Enrico Passarella Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Nottingham Forest, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market, Wolfsburg

Filip Kostic had a solid first season at Juventus, but he might be on the move if the management received a strong offer. Most of their veterans are potentially available to reduce the wage bill and give more playing time to the youngsters. However, his valuation is sizeable.

Juventus intend to find a new right wing-back in January to join Juan Cuadrado and eventually take over the starting job in the future.

Atalanta Sell Full-Back to Wolfsburg

August 12, 2023 Marko Vrakela Atalanta, Serie A, Transfer Market

Atalanta have announced the sale of highly-rated full-back Joakim Maehle to Bundesliga powerhouse Wolfsburg. After persistent rumors linking the 26-year-old with several clubs in Italy and France, he'll continue his career in Germany.

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