Author: Black Dog
AC Milan have decided that they will not sign Kyle Walker on a permanent deal, so he will return to Manchester City now the season is over. Calciomercato.com confirm Walker’s adventure at Milan is coming to an end after just six months at the club. The new sporting director Igli Tare is beginning to make decisions on various players, and has already made his mind up about the defender. The Englishman will therefore return to Manchester even if – as Pep Guardiola has made clear – he is not part of the club’s plans and will therefore pack his bags…
One of Massimiliano Allegri’s desires in the summer window is to sign Giovanni Leoni from Parma, according to a report. Tuttosport report that Leoni is turning heads after his super performances in the second half of the season at the age of just 18. He has attracted the interest of basically every top team in Italy, and scouts from the big clubs have been showing up at the Tardini every week. In recent times the frequency of appearances in the stands by Milan’s emissaries has grown. The Rossoneri are looking for a reinforcement in the centre of defence and they…
AC Milan are hoping to raise funds for their summer transfer window by selling some players not deemed useful to the project. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Theo Hernandez is one of the players that Milan are expected to part with before 2025-26, because he has told the club he wishes to leave. Then, Tijjani Reijnders could be heading for Manchester City in a club-record deal. Yesterday, which he spent in Monaco, Tare had no contact with City who are also on the trail of Atalanta’s Ederson. While waiting to understand if Guardiola will want both or just one…
With the arrival of Massimiliano Allegri on the bench and a sporting director like Tare ready to manage the daily routine, the climate at AC Milan has changed radically. MilanNews writes that after a disappointing season, made up of too many missteps and lacklustre performances, the page is turned. The return of a winning coach like Allegri, one who has always brought concrete results, means one very clear thing: the alibis are over. Those who were looking for excuses, those who hid behind the difficulties of the club or behind the confusion from above, will now have no more excuses.…
Kyle Walker was asked about the possibility of remaining at AC Milan beyond the summer, and his answer suggests things are very much open. Walker arrived at Milan on loan from Manchester City during the winter transfer window, and while he made a positive initial impact things went downhill from there. In addition to suffering an elbow injury, the Englishman lost his starting spot despite the switch to a three-man defence. Walker fuels doubt Milan must soon make a decision on their €5m buy-out option, and a report earlier on Sunday claimed that Walker will almost certainly return to Manchester…
Gian Piero Gasperini and Roma are expected to rival Milan in negotiations with Udinese for centre-forward and Italy international Lorenzo Lucca, Football Italia understands. Lucca is in line to leave Udinese during the upcoming summer transfer window in order to ‘step up’ to a club challenging for European positions. Milan have been linked with a move for the 24-year-old, and new sporting director Igli Tare has already held discussions with the player’s representatives according to reports at the end of May. However, with Gasperini now in line to take over from Claudio Ranieri as head coach of Roma, the Giallorossi…
Manchester United’s first year under Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos ownership has been spectacularly unsuccessful. It has been a painful year on and off the pitch for the Red Devils, with Manchester United recording their worst-ever Premier League finish and missing out on Champions League qualification after falling short in the Europa League final. Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s net worth has plummeted since he took sporting control at Old Trafford, with his personal wealth dropping £6 billion over the last year. The British billionaire went head-to-head with Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim in a takeover race and ultimately the Glazers agreed a minority…
Roma are dreaming of signing Inter Milan midfielder Davide Frattesi for Gian Piero Gasperini. This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews. They also report that Napoli and Atletico Madrid are keen on signing the 25-year-old. It is hardly a secret that Roma are keen to sign Inter Milan midfielder Davide Frattesi. The Giallorossi had chased the Italian international throughout the January transfer window. This came amid Frattesi reportedly asking to leave due to a lack of playing time. However, Inter rejected Roma’s advances. Frattesi stayed put for the second half of the season.…
Arsenal’s dream scenario of getting the majority of their transfer business completed early in the window could come in the perfect fashion. Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta have the difficult task of upgrading a well-defined group of players. The Gunners have finished second in the Premier League for three straight seasons and after allowing Liverpool to overtake them this term, the pressure is now on them to get the job done – after what will be 22 years. It’s understands that the north Londoners are targeting multiple positions to strengthen up Arteta’s squad. A focus in the forward…
Manchester United defender Jonny Evans has retired from football, becoming the club’s third major departure of the summer. Evans played for the last time in United red on Friday as part of the club’s post-season tour of Asia with Ruben Amorim’s side coming from behind to beat the Hong Kong national team. United journalist Andy Miten confirmed the 37-year-old is now set to hang up his boots rather than find another club. The former Northern Ireland international has been a dedicated servant across two spells at Old Trafford. The centre-half broke into the first-team under Sir Alex Ferguson in the…