Author: Soccerhuz
Manu Koné has officially become a brand new Roma player. “AS Roma is pleased to announce the signing of Manu Koné on loan, with a mandatory buy option,” reads the official statement on the club’s website. “The midfielder, born in 2001, joins from Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he has played since 2021. Manu began his career playing for Toulouse. Koné won the silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as a member of the French national team. He is also part of Didier Deschamps’ senior squad. For the Giallorossi he will wear the No. 17 shirt.
The Green Bay Packers will play only seven true road games during the 2024 regular season against nine home games. Next Friday’s season opener will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, when the Packers play the Philadelphia Eagles; the Eagles are technically the home team for that game, but practically speaking that game is a neutral site contest. However, despite the formal designation as the “road” team, the Packers will be wearing their typical home green jerseys, as the team’s official Twitter account revealed on Friday morning: This means that the Packers should don their green jerseys for at least nine games this…
The schedule for the league phase of the Champions League was announced earlier today and it was confirmed that AC Milan will start against Liverpool. As a result, they will be playing the Reds and Inter in the space of five days. After the draw on Thursday, UEFA announced the dates and times for all rounds earlier today, with Milan starting against Liverpool. Real Madrid are up in the fourth round and the Rossoneri will end the league phase away at GNK Dinamo. However, while this schedule is quite good overall, it means Milan will play Liverpool and Inter in the space…
Former Chelsea academy graduates Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham had an emotional reunion, as they are now Milan teammates. When the striker arrived on loan from Roma, the first door he knocked on at the team hotel was that of Tomori, who greeted him with a big hug. It was the defender who moved to Serie A first at Milan and couldn’t wait to greet his old friend when making the transfer to Roma in 2021. “The journey continues brother, I’m so happy for you! The grind doesn’t stop and God will crown your efforts with success. But now… we are rivals. Love…
The 2024 summer mercato came to an end last night and in total, AC Milan parted ways with a total of 15 players. Below, we take a look at the departures and the details of each, from the formula to the transfer fee. While the key details of every departure are listed below, we would recommend signing up for our Substack to get our annual mercato financial breakdown when it drops. In that article, we will outline the exact income for the Rossoneri and what that means for next summer. And, above all, should they have spent/sold more? Mattia Caldara…
Milan manager Paulo Fonseca spoke to the press ahead of the team’s match against Lazio at the Olimpico, addressing various topics including recent performances, tactical approaches. On improving after the Parma match: “Yes. We are aware that we didn’t start well, but there’s a very positive thing: we all agree, we are united. We want to find solutions and that’s what we did this week. Working together makes it easier. We had a good week of work. I think we understood what’s really important to improve. We are united, we worked well, I expect to see a different Milan tomorrow.”…
It was all agreed. Paolo Dybala had emptied out his locker and said some tearful goodbyes to his team-mates, leaving the training ground for the final time as his stint with AS Roma was seemingly over. Multiple sources stated that the 30-year-old was set to sign a three-year contract with Al-Qadsiah, a lucrative deal that would see the Saudi Arabian outfit pay him €25 million ($27.61 million) per season over that period. Yet just hours later, he would turn his back on that huge payday, taking to Instagram and delighting Giallorossi supporters as he said “thank you Roma… see you…
Adrien Rabiot continues to be linked with a move to AC Milan and although the transfer window has closed, he can still join as he’s currently a free agent. According to a report, a new offer was tabled yesterday but a sale is needed first. The midfield has been a big talking point among Milan fans this summer and while the signing of Youssouf Fofana helps, more would be welcomed. As such, which we were first to reveal yesterday, a new contract offer was put on the table for Rabiot. This was also confirmed by today’s edition of Corriere dello Sport,…
Alexis Saelemaekers completed his season-long loan to AS Roma last night, with Tammy Abraham going the other way, and the winger published a message on his Instagram. By the looks of it, he doesn’t have his heart set on a permanent move yet. Saelemaekers spent last season on loan at Bologna and after impressing Paulo Fonseca this summer, it looked like he would stay. However, with issues in the No.9 role, Milan decided to negotiate a swap deal with Roma to get Abraham on a season-long loan. The moves were completed last night, as well as announced, and Saelemaekers published…
Tonight’s clash between AC Milan and Lazio is already a decisive one for Paulo Fonseca, as a report highlights this morning. Following two very disappointing performances, and zero wins, the manager must things things around ahead of the break. As Fonseca himself admitted after the Parma game, defending and playing like Milan have so far won’t get them anywhere. Echoed by today’s edition of Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews), the manager knows that an immediate turning point is needed. The game against Lazio this evening, therefore, must act as that and Fonseca wants to see a completely different Milan on the…