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European Football’s Managerial Merry Go-Round (Part One)

This year has seen an unprecedented churn of managers at some of Europe’s top clubs. Some changes have already been made, whilst others could be in the offing. Here are some of the clubs affected. Inter Milan Italy When Antonio Conte led the Italian side to their first league title in a decade, the future seemed bright for Inter and ...

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Napoli want Liverpool full-back

Napoli want to sign Liverpool full-back Konstantinos Tsimikas. The Greek defender only moved to the Premier League side from Greek champions Olympiakos, but he has found first-team opportunities at Anfield severely limited, with Andy Robertson ahead of him in the pecking order under Jurgen Klopp. He has made just 6 appearances, and just one in the Premier League this season ...

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Chelsea want £17 million for full-back

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Chelsea want £17 million for full-back Emerson Palmeiri. The Italian international has not started a Premier League game all season and was an unused substitute in the club’s goalless draw against Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday. Despite his lack of first-team involvement, the West London are unwilling to allow him to leave on the cheap and are looking ...

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Bayern to pip Liverpool for another defender

Bayern Munich have already snapped-up one of Liverpool’s main transfer targets after agreeing to sign Dayot Upamecano, who last month agreed to join the German champions from RB Leipzig. And now comes news they may be about to pip them for another by moving for Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly. The Senegalese international was heavily linked with a  move to Manchester City ...

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Another defender set for Arsenal departure

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Greek international Sokratis Papastathopoulos is the latest man set to depart Arsenal in the January window, following in the footsteps of Bosnian full-back Sead Kolasinac who has already re-joined former club Schalke on loan for the rest of the season. Reports from Turkey suggest that Sokratis has reached an agreement with Super Lig side Fenerbahçe, and that he has now ...

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Chelsea in discussions over loan switch for full-back

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Chelsea are in discussions with Napoli about a loan switch to Serie A for full-back Emerson Palmieiri in January. The 26-year old is completely out of favour at Stamford Bridge, and has yet to play a single minute of Premier League football. He still has hopes of making the Italy squad for next year’s European Championship but knows that he ...

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Tottenham ready to battle Everton for striker

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Tottenham are ready to battle Everton for the signature of Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik. The Polish international was linked with a switch to North London in the summer, but eventually decided to stay with the Serie A club. However, with his contract at Napoli due to expire next summer, he could be available at a cut-price fee of only £10 ...

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Chelsea hope to finally solve Bakayoko problem

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Chelsea are hoping that they may finally have solved their Tiemoué Bakayoko problem. The French midfielder joined the Stamford Bridge club from Monaco for a fee of £40 million in 2017, but he never settled in the Premier League and has spent three loan spells away from the club. The most recent of those is in Serie A with Napoli, ...

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Chelsea full-back set for January exit

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Chelsea full-back Emerson Palmieri is likely to leave the club in January and return to Italy. The 26-year old is surplus to requirements following Ben Chilwell’s signing in the summer.   He was linked with a move in the summer but, in the end, no offers materialised, but both long-time admirers Juventus and Inter Milan, are considering making a move ...

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City had Koulibaly bid rejected

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Manchester City had a bid of £55 million plus bonuses for Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly turned down by Napoli in the summer. Koulibaly was linked with a move to the Etihad throughout the summer, but despite weeks of talks between the two clubs, City failed to come up with a price that was acceptable to the Serie A side, with ...

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