MILAN TO SPEND €100M ON SIGNINGS

Italian football giants AC Milan are reportedly prepared to splash the cash on new players in the summer. This is according to the report from Italian football media portal La Gazzettadello Sport which stated that Milan could spend as much as €100m on new signings when the transfer window reopens this summer and that Dutch defender Sven Norman will likely be their first signing.

Lille centre back Botman came close to leaving the French champions during the winter transfer window, but his transfer to Premier League moneybags Newcastle United was blocked by his club.

JUVENTUS UNBEATEN IN EIGHT GAMES

Italian football heavyweights Juventus are now unbeaten in eight games in all competitions after they picked up a 1-1 draw at the end of an interesting Champions League round of 16 first leg encounter with Villarreal who are one of the best teams in the Spanish La Liga over the past few weeks. The Yellow Submarines came into their home game with Italian football side Juventus on the back of three wins and one draw from their last four league games. As a matter of fact, Villarreal had only lost once in the last ten games in the league winning seven of those games.

MILAN IN TRANSFER MARKET FOR DEFENDER

Italian football giants AC Milan are short of options in the centre back position after the injury to England international FikayoTomori. To this effect,the seven-time European champions are in the market to sign a new centre back.

The Italian football giants have been affected by injuries to players in the centre back position. The latest one is the serious knee injury suffered by ex-Chelsea star Tomori. The 24-year-old Englishman will have to undergo keyhole surgery on his knee after an injury thereby missing around one month of football action. Tomori will definitely be out of action until next month as a result of the aforementioned keyhole surgery.

LAZIO WANT TO SIGN FRENCH DEFENDER

Italian football club Lazio are interested in a deal for Paris Saint Germain (PSG) star LayvinKurzawa according to the latest reports in the Italian media.It was revealed that Lazio need help concerning the player's weekly wages as they want PSG to pay part of the salary.

Italian football publication La Gazzettadello Sport confirmed the interest of Lazio in French defender Kurzawa. He's said to be one of the targets in their quest to strengthen their defence ahead of the second half of the season. Kurzawa has played just nine minutes under manager Mauricio Pochettinothis season and he's keen to leave for greener pastures so as to get more playing time. Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri could offer Kurzawa more playing time at Lazio.

Sarri wanted to sign Kurzawa in a swap deal involving Mattia De Scigliowhen he was the Juventus manager last year until the deal collapsed.

NAPOLI INJURY LIST GROWS

Italian football outfit Napoli have seen their injury list grow over the past two weeks and the latest setback on the injury front involves Senegalese international KalidouKoulibaly who has been ruled out of the rest of this year after picking up a Grade II thigh strain during the Sassuolo game on Wednesday night.

Napoli received a big blow after the let a two-goal lead slip in the last quarter of the league clash with fellow Italian football side Sassuolo to draw 2-2. The dropped points ensured that their lead at the top of the Italian Serie A has been reduced to just one point. Italian football giants Napoli now have a one-point lead over Milan in second place and a two-point lead over holders Inter Milan in second place ahead of their clash with Atalanta in the same competition on Saturday.

ROMA EYEING PREMIER LEAGUE REINFORCEMENTS

Italian football capital club AS Roma are plotting the signing of Premier League players ahead of the upcoming January transfer window. New Roma manager Jose Mourinho is a popular figure in the Premier League and he's keen on using his influence to boost his squad with players from the division.

Ahead of the winter transfer window, Mourinho has set his sights on players from the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. Mourinho has not been able to rotate his squad in the opening weeks of his first season in charge ofhis Italian football team due to a lack of squad depth.

Only 11 AS Roma players have featured for over 700 minutes in the Italian Serie A, while the remaining 12 players have not featured for the Italian football capital club for more than 320 minutes.

ZACCAGNI: LAZIO GIVE INJURY UPDATE

Italian football outfit Lazio have given an update on the injury sustained by Mattia Zaccagni during the UEFA Europa League clash with French Ligue 1 giants Marseille on Thursday.
Zaccagni was a major casualty of the European game between Italian football side Lazio and Marseille. The former Hellas Verona player picked up a knee injury during the Europa League match and he could be set for a spell on the sidelines.

Three Greatest Italian Footballers

Italy is one of the most popular countries across the world, and it is a country with a love for the game of football. Italy is no stranger to top-class players, as they have the best players in every football role, which includes goalkeeping.

The Italian national team, also known as the Gli Azzurri, are one of the most successful national team in association football having managed to win 5 international titles which include 4 FIFA World Cups as well as one UEFA European Championship and one Olympic Gold medal from the 1936 football tournament,

with Kelbet.se providing odds in their world cup-winning year back in 2006 when they triumphed over France in Germany.

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