Author: Black Dog
Defender Pierre Kalulu is currently having his medical with Juventus ahead of his switch from Serie A rivals Milan. The 24-year-old arrived at JMedical on Wednesday morning, where he was greeted by a crowd of enthusiastic supporters waiting for his arrival. The Frenchman is set to join Thiago Motta’s project on an initial loan deal with an option to buy. Juve will pay a €3.5m loan fee to bring him on board for the season, and will then pay a further €14m plus €3m in bonuses with a 10% sell on clause if the move does become permanent. …
In recent days, FC Barcelona have begun to ‘explore’ a deal for AC Milan’s star, Rafael Leao, and the winger is a ‘dream’ signing for the Blaugrana. By all accounts, Leao had a difficult season last year, but under Paulo Fonseca, he is expected to rise to a new level with the new head coach speaking about creating a different player. Regardless of the previous season, though, the talent of the winger is evident and well-known. It is, therefore, understandable why the elite clubs are still attracted to him and the latest club to come forward is Barcelona, and…
Milan consider star forward Rafael Leao to be unsellable, following interest from LaLiga giants Barcelona, who seem to be shopping in the Serie A market for a new winger this summer. Milan unlikely to sell Leao to Barcelona Reports from Mundo Deportivo on Tuesday claimed that Barcelona are interested in pursuing a deal for the Portugal star, who comes at a value of around €100m. It would have been a complicated deal to pursue, as the Blaugrana would need to sell a number of their own current players first, and likely include one or two more in a player-plus-cash…
Paulo Fonseca is aiming to rectify his mistakes from the game against Torino, and to do so, he will start two of AC Milan’s new signings in the game against Parma. The Serie A season started in a frustrating manner for Milan, and there must be some immediate rectification considering the Rossoneri left it very late to salvage a result. As Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) recalls, the two goals scored by the Toro were consequences of ‘serious’ individual mistakes. Davide Calabria had a poor game and was booed off the field when the board showed his number, and…
FC Barcelona has turned its attention towards trying to sign highly-rated AC Milan forward Rafael Leao according to Mundo Deportivo, which cited anonymous sources in an exclusive report. Barca has thus far failed to land Euro 2024 winner Nico Williams, as raising his Athletic Club release clause of $68.7 million (€62 million) including taxes is a difficult task during times of financial hardship. The Catalans were able to hash out a deal for his Spain teammate Dani Olmo, though that involved less fixed money and variables to take the final amount RB Leipzig will receive for the former La…
Legendary Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi believes Juventus will go far if they embrace Thiago Motta’s ideas. The former Milan boss wrote about the Bianconeri’s positive start to the season in his column for La Gazzetta dello Sport, and explained why he’s cautiously optimistic about their new porject: “I was very curious to see the new Juventus under Thiago Motta in action, even though I knew I couldn’t expect the moon after just a few weeks of work. I must say that I liked what I saw from the Bianconeri: it seems to me that they have seriously and committedly…
Michele Criscitiello believes that AC Milan should not yet push the panic button after a difficult first game against Torino but they must read the warning signs. Milan’s 2024-25 Serie A season began in a dramatic way as they battled from two goals behind to draw 2-2 at San Siro against Torino on Saturday night, but it looked like being a whole lot worse at one point. Preseason wins over Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Monza had fans dreaming, but it quickly turned into a nightmare in what was a very lethargic and at times sloppy performance…
Liverpool legend Divock Origi faces an uncertain future as AC Milan have indicated he’s up for grabs on a free transfer. The Belgian striker was signed by the Reds during Brendan Rodgers’ reign in 2014, only to be loaned back to Lille for another season. But after returning to the club, he became a cult hero under Jurgen Klopp. Despite largely being used as a substitute by the German manager, Origi played a pivotal role at Anfield, most notably with his brace in the famous 4-0 Champions League semi-final comeback win over Barcelona at Anfield and his strike…
There are reports Pierre Kalulu is finally ready to accept a move from Milan to Juventus, who in turn could send Tiago Djaló to Roma on loan. The defenders are moving around within Serie A on temporary transfers to plug holes in squads and get rid of players who have no room in the current project. It was known last week that Milan were prepared to give Kalulu to Juve, but the versatile defender had been hesitant to accept because he wanted to be guaranteed more regular playing time. The plan was to send him to Turin on…
AC Milan are a work in progress under Paulo Fonseca, and a report has claimed that he wants to turn his side into one that emulates the Spain team which just won the European Championship. Milan were held to a 2-2 draw by Torino in the first game of the season on Saturday night and they had to come from two goals down in order to get it, but the feeling is that the team that started that game could drastically change soon. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Fonseca’s ‘dream’ – one that is…