More interesting is the mercato for them. Who will it attract, and more importantly can they keep their stars single they don't pay competitive salaries exactly.
Everyone knows this past season was THE season for Napoli.... now Reina left, Hamsik wants to opt out to China, Jorginho is close to City, Mertens has a low release clause for non-Italian clubs while players like Koulibaly might follow Sarri to Chelsea...
Reina is hardly a huge loss. It will be interesting to see what the other players want to do. I expect ADL to invest badly for his new coach anyway as I doubt that Ancelotti accepted the job without promises of investments.
Not really. It was obvious we were going to continue with Rino so Carlo wasn't an option. If we still had Montella then it would have been different but the management wants to continue with Gattuso and it would be unfair to sack him now.
You wouldn't sack Gattuso for Ancelotti? Because barely qualifying for EL screams must Keep?
More likely they failed to attract him, Conte or Sarri with their uncertain project. It's not often 3 top Italian coaches are available in same summer.
No because it wouldn't be fair to Gattuso. He took over while the team was a mess. We improved a lot under him. He deserves to start a season with full preparation.
Reina is hardly a huge loss. It will be interesting to see what the other players want to do. I expect ADL to invest badly for his new coach anyway as I doubt that Ancelotti accepted the job without promises of investments.
With Sarri and prolly a few key players leaving, ADL decided to focus on revenue growth, prestige, and I'm guessing a change in mentality (though he himself has to change first).
Not a bad idea esp if Conte wasn't interested.
CA won't be as good a league coach but will do better in Europe, generate more interest in Napoli, and is more likely to attract quality players with his connections and resume (all of which mean more revenue).
Is Di Maria to Napoli possible? Seems impossible on the surface, but he's considered an EPL failure he doesn't have many choices. And ADL uncharacteristically already broke the bank for CA.
It'll hurt the pride of Milan and the Milanisti only b/c they're delusional.
The thought of Ancelotti coaching an upper midtable Serie A level team shouldn't cross anyone's mind and that's without even mentioning ownership issues, financial trouble, and UEFA sanctions.
CR7 coming to Italy has the potential to really lift viewership and the prestige of Serie A. It will be interesting to see how this affects this summer's remaining mercato. How far will Roma, Napoli and the Milans go to try and chase what looks like a runaway Juve? Personally, I'll be very surprised if Juve go another season without a new CB. They are aging rapidly in that dept.
Chiellini is 33 and Benatia 31, its more then well enough for now to be top competetive, in a position where experience and seniority is highly valued. Only truly old one is Barzagli, and he is gonna stay for a while longer to part wisdom and stability in the group.
Chiellini is 33 and Benatia 31, its more then well enough for now to be top competetive, in a position where experience and seniority is highly valued. Only truly old one is Barzagli, and he is gonna stay for a while longer to part wisdom and stability in the group.
It is perfectly fine for Serie A, and this is a league thread, but for CL, do you feel you need one additional CB in their prime? Not sure Caldara and especially not rugani are ready for cl
It is perfectly fine for Serie A, and this is a league thread, but for CL, do you feel you need one additional CB in their prime? Not sure Caldara and especially not rugani are ready for cl
Atalanta
Bologna
Brescia
Cagliari
Fiorentina
Genoa
Inter
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Lazio
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Milan
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28+22+15=65 total participation in serie A for the freshly promoted clubs, who replace Chievo, Empoli and Frosinone who had total 32...
Torino have been kicked out of the Europa League by Wolverhampton, Atalanta look very close to elimination from the CL and probably from EL too as they will likely be fourth in their group after losing two games to Dinamo Zagreb and Shakhtar Donetsk. They pretend they can defeat Manchester City...
He will be gone this season but he greatness will live on..This should be made a sticky...fans can chat about this legend for eternity..
Let this thread live on for as long as xtratime lives on.
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Now that all the coaches are official or almost official let's talk about the players.
- according to La Gazzettadello Sport Luis Muriel, who has returned to Sevilla after the loan spell at Fiorentina, will move to Atalanta. Cost: 18 million euros. Muriel got injured in the game of Copa...
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