The summary of all the transfer market news of the day that has just been archived. Between rumors, negotiations and behind the scenes, here is the most important news.
JUVENTUS, GIUNTOLI CLOSES DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF A VICE-VLAHOVIC AND CONFIRMS THE ARRIVAL OF A DEFENDER. MEANWHILE THE BIANCONERI (LIKE NAPOLI) ARE OBSERVING ISMAJLI. MILAN, VIA CALABRIA? WITHOUT RENEWAL IT WILL BE GOODBYE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. BACKGROUND NAPLES: THERE WAS DOVBYK BEFORE LUKAKU. BOVE FORGET ROMA AND ANNOUNCE WHERE HE WILL END HIS CAREER.
At Juventus, Managing Director Football Cristiano Giuntoli spoke to DAZN before the away match on the Milan pitch, taking stock of the January transfer market, starting from the possibility of evaluating an alternative to Vlahovic: “We plan to recover Milik and we will have to do something behind it ” – his words – “We will have to pay attention to opportunities, the January transfer window is never easy. Isn’t there a problem at the moment, we’re counting on Milik’s recovery.” If in front the manager is buttoned up, when talking about the defensive department the situation changes: “We are thinking of intervening on the defence, on a numerical level we are missing something” – Giuntoli added.
Milan is firm in pursuing its policy on renewals: Calabria has worn the captain’s armband for several years now and as was the case with Donnarumma, who was captain on a few occasions, his story also seems to be destined for the same epilogue. As reported by Corriere dello Sport in fact, in the event of no agreement on the extension, it will go away at the end of the year at no cost.
Speaking of the Rossoneri: suggestion from George Weah, who spoke to La Repubblica about a background from the past linked to his son, today Juventus: “I had talked about Timo with Maldini, there was the possibility of him going to Milan, but it didn’t materialize” – he said. Then again: “When my son mentioned Juve to me, I told him not to hesitate even for a moment. We discussed it with his mother and the manager and we all agreed: we couldn’t say no to an opportunity that millions of kids dream of but that only a few have. Beyond my support, it’s the right team for him.”
Background Naples: tomorrow the Azzurri challenge Artem Dovbyk’s Roma, the Corriere dello Sport reveals that the Ukrainian center forward was very liked by the sporting director Giovanni Manna, who saw him as a concrete solution for the post-Osimhen period, despite the Nigerian still being on the payroll in waiting for some club to decide to pay the clause. Napoli had also monitored Viktor Gyokeres, who had done very well with Sporting Lisbon but who cost a sum – 100 million euros – too high for Neapolitan standards.
Empoli is enjoying the growth of Adrian Ismajli: the Albanian central defender is one of the 14 outfield players never replaced in this first part of the championship. It is no coincidence that the big names are mobilizing for Ismajli: as La Gazzetta dello Sport underlines, there was talk of Juventusimmediately after Bremer’s injury. Now we’re talking about Napoli, who saw him cancel out Lukaku in the ‘Castellani’ match.
Edoardo Bove glosses over Rome: “Does it represent the past? I prefer not to comment” – he told La Repubblica. To then reveal the very precise plan for his farewell to football, albeit so far away: “I want to end my career with Boreale. Then who knows, we’ll see. When I moved to Roma, Boreale received the training bonus, compensation cheap for small clubs. Leandro bought me the car with part of that money so I could go to Trigoria on my own. I always maintained relationships with the boys and the Leonardi family. I saw the children training and thought that something more could be done. So I proposed to the president to buy the sports center and he accepted with enthusiasm.”
GOMEZ IS HANGING TO GET BACK ON THE FIELD: MEANWHILE HE’S TRAINING WITH THE CLUB DEPORTIVO MANCHEGO. POGBA AT MARSEILLE? DE ZERBI EXPOSES HIM ABOUT HIM. DOUBLE RENEWAL FOR CELTIC: JOHNSTON AND FORREST TO SIGN. LIVERPOOL, THE ZUBIMENDI HYPOTHESIS DOESN’T WON.
Alejandro Gómez he can’t wait to get back on the pitch. El Papu, disqualified for two years due to a positive doping test, is training with Club Deportivo Manchego, a team that plays in the fifth category of Spanish football, the Tercera Federación. “I can’t wait for the suspension to end,” said the former Catania and Atalanta player, world champion in 2022 with Argentina. “This is my life. Sharing a locker room again, training with a group again. Not long now, let’s hope that next season I’ll be able to get back on the pitch. It will definitely be in Italy or Spain, I don’t think much will change. I can play for a few more years.”
The Marseille beats Lens 3 to 1, coach Roberto De Zerbi at the end of the match also comments on the rumors of a possible arrival of Paul Pogba: “I like strong players” – said the former coach of Sassuolo, Shakhtar Donetsk and Brighton – “, but at the moment there is nothing. I like my players, I know them better than anyone else, and I trust all of them.”
The Martin Zubimendi hypothesis has not disappeared at Liverpool. The Spanish national team player has been a target of the Reds for some time and in January they are ready to return to the attack. Slot’s team is dominating the Premier League with nine wins in 11 games played and in the next negotiation window they intend to further strengthen the squad available to give the decisive boost to the championship. The season is still long but the desire to become champions of England is great.
Through its official channels, the Glasgow Celtic announced the renewals of two very important elements. Right back Alistair William Johnston, one of the revelations of recent seasons, has signed until 30 June 2029. And also comes the extension of one of the last flags of modern football: James Forrest will continue his adventure in the green and white shirt for another season : the legendary offensive winger, now 33 years old, has signed until 30 June 2026.