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Juventus hold DISCUSSIONS with Chelsea over Christian Pulisic’s transfer, with Milan and Napoli also interested

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Juventus have reportedly asked Chelsea about a potential move for out-of-favour USMNT star Christian Pulisic, who AC Milan and Napoli also want.

According to the Gazzetta dello Sport via GOAL, the Old Lady’s sporting director Giovanni Manna was in London on Tuesday to hold a meeting with Chelsea over the potential transfer of Pulisic.

The American attacker is one of the several players expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer and is attracting interest from several Serie A sides, with Juventus the frontrunners.

According to the report, Chelsea are looking at using him in a player-plus-cash deal to sign Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic.

The Juventus striker is one of Chelsea’s targets for the striker position but is yet to decide if he will move to Stamford Bridge, as the Blues are not in Europe next season.

However, Juventus wants to raise between €120-130 million this summer, and they hope to get around €80 million for Vlahovic. So that might negatively impact Pulisic’s chances of being included in the deal.

Meanwhile, fellow Serie A clubs AC Milan and Napoli could offer him an escape route from Chelsea as they are reportedly keen to secure the winger’s services.

Paris Saint-Germain JOIN Manchester United in the race for Victor Osimhen

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Category : Football , Football News , News , Transfer news , Transfers

French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly interested in signing Napoli hitman Victor Osimhen this summer.

Osimhen has enjoyed a successful season in Italy, with his 26 goals in Serie A firing Napoli to their first league title in over 30 years. His form has alerted the interest of several clubs, including Manchester United and Chelsea.

But PSG’s interest has now complicated United’s chances, with the French heavyweights keen on pairing him up with French speedster Kylian Mbappe.

According to reports in France via Le Parisien, Mbappe is keen to play off a main centre forward, and Osimhen is considered the best option.

The 24-year-old is likely to cost around £130 million, although he recently claimed his mind is not made up whether to stay at Napoli or not.

“I don’t know, the President has to decide that,” he recently told DAZN when asked where he would be playing next season.

“I love the people of Napoli; they have shown me so much love. For me, I don’t mind, the president decides, and I will just go with the flow.”

Napoli vs Sampdoria: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

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Category : Football , Football prediction , Match Preview , Serie A , Uncategorized

First meets last in the final game of the 2022/23 season when Napoli meets Sampdoria at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples on Sunday.

Napoli are in a festive mood after securing the Scudetto a month ago-their first top-flight title since 1989/90. They will be presented with the trophy at the end of this game, so they will be hoping for an accompanying win to commemorate the occasion.

However, the hosts have faltered since claiming the title early last month (W2, D1, L1). But with this being his last game as Napoli boss, departing manager Luciano Spalletti will hope for one last victorious hurrah before a packed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona before taking a well-deserved sabbatical.

Napoli will fancy their chances of winning this game h given that they have never lost a home league H2H against rock-bottom and relegated Sampdoria since the turn of the century (W12, D2).

The visitors come into this game sitting a whopping 68 points behind the new champions. So it will be a miracle for them to get a win here.

Sampdoria’s measly haul of 19 points represents their poorest-ever top-flight showing. This terrible statistic has been influenced by their worst-ever tally of 24 Serie A defeats in a single campaign.

They also come into this tie without a win in eleven games (D2, L9), so it seems unlikely they will get a good result here.

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Napoli confirms Luciano Spalletti will LEAVE this summer

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Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed that title-winning coach Luciano Spalletti will leave the club to take a year-long sabbatical at the end of the current campaign.

Spelletti still has a year left on his contract with Napoli but has asked the club to allow him to leave at the end of the season.

The Italian tactician’s request comes after a highly successful season where he guided the Naples-based club to their first Serie A title in 33 years.

Despite being reluctant to let the coach go, De Laurentiis says he has granted Spalletti’s wish.

“Spalletti told me that a cycle has come to an end, and he asked me to leave because he wants a sabbatical year. I will respect his choice despite the contract,” De Laurentiis told RAI via GOAL.

The Napoli president also revealed his plans for the Diego Maradona Stadium to attract more visitors on the back of a historic season.

“I’ll try to make it a stadium of property: the Municipality will give it to us for 99 years, and things will change,” he added. “It will pulsate every day of the week. Let us marry people? Why not. There will be a museum and more.”

Kim Min-jae and Manchester United have AGREED on a deal

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Category : Football , Football News , Premier League , Transfers

Manchester United have reportedly sealed a deal to sign Napoli defender Kim Min-jae and are already house-shopping for him.

According to Il Mattino, the Red Devils sealed a £56m deal for the Napoli defender and identified a house for the South Korean centre-back to live in once he joins the club.

Erik ten Hag’s side are set to bolster their defence this summer as they attempt to challenge Manchester City for the title next season.

Their current options at the back are deemed inadequate for their ambitions next season, with Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire seen as weak links in the team. Moreover, the former is expected to remain at the club beyond this summer, while the latter is expected to be sold.

Summer signing Lisandro Martínez is currently sidelined with an injury, while Rafael Varane isn’t trusted, given his injury record.

So, the Red Devils see Min-jae as the man that will upgrade their defensive line. The South Korean has been crucial for Napoli this season as they won their third Serie A title.

Napoli vs Inter Milan: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

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Category : Football , Football prediction , Match Preview , Serie A

After securing a date with Manchester City in the Champions League final, Inter Milan will look to guarantee themselves a place in the competition next year when they travel to Naples to face Serie A champions, Napoli.

The hosts may have secured the Scudetto, but they come into this tie poorly, having won just two of their last eight games in all competitions (D4, L2). The most recent in that sequence was a 2-0 away loss to Monza.

Despite this, the Azzurri have a chance to make a bit of history here as a win over Inter will mean that they have won 19 different Serie opponents in a single season for the first time in their history.

Napoli fans will head to Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, hoping their side will extend a proud H2H record of just one defeat in 16 home league meetings (W9, D6).

Inter beat their fierce rivals 1-0 last Tuesday to secure a place in the Champions League final. That win was their eighth consecutive win in all competitions.

While their final in Istanbul will likely take the bulk of their attention, there’s still the small matter of wrapping up a top-four Serie A finish to contend with.

Sitting in third with a five-point gap to fifth ahead of the round, Simone Inzaghi’s side will want to continue their fine league form of five-straight wins to keep the chasers at bay.

That run is Inter’s longest run of consecutive Serie A wins in a single season since they registered eight back in January of last year. While they could match that streak if they win their remaining games of this campaign, their three defeats against fellow current top-five Serie A sides on the road this term highlights how that’s likely to be a tough feat to achieve.

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Udinese vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

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Napoli will look to seal the Scudetto title this Thursday when they travel to Udine to face Udinese in the 33rd Round of the 2022/23 Serie A season.

With just six games left in Serie A this season, the hosts have nothing to play for except gathering points and acting as party spoilers.

They come into this tie sitting in 13th position, 15 points clear of the relegation zone and 16 behind the European spots. So they can relax and roll over for Napoli.

But they do not appear to be willing to do that even though they were beaten 1-0 by Lecce in their last outing. That defeat was a third straight away league defeat without scoring for the hosts, who should be relieved to return to Dacia Arena, where they are unbeaten in six league outings (W2, D4).

Any optimism drawn from that run is dampened when they see champions-elect Napoli are next to visit, and that largely owes to the fact that Udinese haven’t beaten the table toppers in any head-to-head meeting since April 2016 (D1, L13).

Meanwhile, Napoli failed to capitalise on Lazio’s loss to Inter Milan last week to seal the Serie A title with a 1-1 draw, with Salernitana extending their wait for the Scudetto a little longer.

The visitors will have the advantage of knowing what will be required of them following Lazio’s game against Sassuolo the previous day, with the potential heading into this game that they may not even need to win to claim the title.

However, regardless of Lazio’s result, they will want to win this game and end 33 years of hurt.

Their fate should be sealed here, considering they’ve won their last eight away league games; a run made all the more remarkable because Luciano Spalletti’s side conceded just once across all eight games.

Napoli haven’t been as watertight in Thursday-held Serie A away games, though, securing just one shut-out from their last six games (W1, D2, L3).

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Juventus vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

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After their exertions in Europe in midweek, Juventus and Napoli will turn their attention to Serie A this Sunday when they meet at Allianz Stadium.

Juventus enjoyed a productive outing on Thursday in the Europa League, with a 1-1 draw in Portugal giving them a 2-1 aggregate win over Sporting Lisbon and qualifying them for the semi-final competition.

Not only were they celebrating a place in the final four on Thursday, but the Old Lady also saw their 15-point deduction revoked on the same day, albeit temporarily.

So they come into this round of games sitting in third position, six points ahead of AC Milan in fifth place.

But having lost their last two league games, they will be desperate to avoid a first three-game losing streak in Serie A since 2011. Then, after their partial stadium closure was suspended, they could at least rely on their fans again.

That raucous support has been influential for Juventus this season, and they can cement their record as the best-performing home Serie A side this term (W11, D3, L1) with another win here.

They will fancy their chances against runaway leaders Napoli after winning four home league outings in a row.

The visitors had a disappointing outing in Europe on Thursday as a 1-1 draw with AC Milan was not enough to guarantee their passage into the last four of the Champions League.

The result means that the Partenopei are winless in their last three games and have recorded just one win in their last five competitive matches (D2, L2).

With every distraction now out of the way, Luciano Spalletti will hope his side can channel all their energy on finally securing the Scudetto. After recording a 5-1 win in the reverse fixture, he believes his side will triumph in Turin on Sunday.

Also, a run of seven consecutive away league wins will give them the confidence boost they need to get maximum points here.

Meanwhile, Juventus (17) and Napoli (15) rank in the top four for the most clean sheets in the top five European tournaments this term. So we expect to see a low scoring under 2.5 goals game.Click here to get today’s football tips.

Napoli vs AC Milan: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

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Category : Champions League , Football , Football prediction , Match Preview

Napoli and AC Milan will continue their recent rivalry this Tuesday when they meet at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League tie.

The hosts are looking to be third-time lucky against AC Milian, having lost their last two head-to-head meetings with the San Siro side. That run includes a 1-0 loss in the first leg of this tie, with an early goal from Brahima Diaz the difference that night.

Luciano Spaletti’s side has followed that loss with a disappointing goalless draw with Hellas Verona at the weekend, meaning that they have failed to score in their last two games. The return of star hitman Victor Osimhen will be a big relief for the hosts, who have enjoyed a solid return of goals when the Nigerian is in the team.

Also, returning to their home will boost their confidence as the hosts boast a proud home record in this competition. They have avoided defeat in their last 12 UCL games at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium (W9, D3). Notably, all four matches in this year’s edition of the competition delivered victories.

Meanwhile, AC Milan could now become the first team to beat Napoli three times in one season since Lazio back in 1994/95, having enjoyed back-to-back success in their last two meetings.

However, the visitors could not take their form against Napoli to the league at the weekend as they were held to a 1-1 draw with Bologna. Even though they remain in fourth position, that result complicated their quest for the Serie A top four.

But Stefano Piolli’s side has been different gravy in the UCL this season, especially at the back. The Rossoneri have shut out their opponents in their last five UCL matches – their best consecutive run of clean sheets since 2004/05 when they went to the competition’s final.

So, we can predict another low-scoring game unless Napoli succeeds in turning on the screw.

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AC Milan vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

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Category : Champions League , Football , Football prediction , Match Preview

AC Milan will square up with Serie A rivals Napoli this Wednesday in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final round.

Both sides are part of the six Italian teams still in European club competitions this season, with Inter Milan (UCL), Juventus and AS Roma (both Europa League) and Fiorentina (Conference League) the other four teams. Yet this fixture is the biggest of the clashes involving Italian teams.

Milan is at this stage of the UCL for the first time in eleven years and will be eager to grab an all-important first-leg lead. However, with just one win in nine competitive home games (D3, L5) against Serie A’s runaway leaders Napoli, they look set for a stern test.

Despite that, Milan’s confidence will have been boosted by their remarkable 4-0 win away to Napoli earlier this month, even though they followed that up with a disappointing goalless home draw with Empoli on Saturday.

But having recorded another clean sheet over the weekend, they will fancy their chances of recording another shutout here. Clean sheets have been a theme of Milan’s UCL journey as they chase a fifth-straight clean sheet in the competition for the first time since the 2004/05 edition.

Meanwhile, Napoli bounced back from their heavy loss to Milan by defeating Lecce 2-1 at the weekend. That result kept their dream of finally winning the Scudetto alive ahead of this defining week.

They have never reached this stage of the competition but made light work of Eintracht Frankfurt in the last round to qualify for this stage. So with the league title all but in the bag, given their 18-point lead in Serie A, the Blues can focus entirely on this tie which will be their first-ever UCL quarter-final.

The away form of Luciano Spalletti’s side has been imposing of late, something highlighted by the fact they’ve won eight straight games on the road, scoring at least twice in each. Their double here earlier in the season was notably the first time they’d scored 2+ times in seven away H2Hs against the Rossoneri. Still, as the UCL’s top-scoring team in this edition with 25 goals scored, a European tie could bring about another glut of goals on Milan turf.

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Juventus hold DISCUSSIONS with Chelsea over Christian Pulisic’s transfer, with Milan and Napoli also interested

Paris Saint-Germain JOIN Manchester United in the race for Victor Osimhen

Napoli vs Sampdoria: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Napoli confirms Luciano Spalletti will LEAVE this summer

Kim Min-jae and Manchester United have AGREED on a deal

Napoli vs Inter Milan: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Udinese vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Juventus vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

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AC Milan vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

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