The 29-year-old is once again being linked with a move to the Premier League and his coach has suggested they could be talked into letting him go Inter coach Luciano Spalletti has suggested Ivan Perisic will be allowed to leave for the right offer amid reports of interest from Arsenal. It was reported by BBC Sport that the Gunners want to loan the Croatia international with an option to buy him at the end of the season for £35 million ($46m). Meanwhile, Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Serie A side would be willing to let the winger go for a similar fee.  Perisic has long been linked with a move to the Premier…

With the Old Lady having announced that the Welshman will arrive in the summer for nothing, Goal looks at the Bianconeri’s greatest free transfers Getty Images #1 ANDREA PIRLO "When Andrea [Pirlo] told me that he would come to Juve," Gianluigi Buffon revealed in 2011, "the first thing that I said was 'Thank God!'" The Juve captain's joy was understandable. In what will be remembered as one of the worst appraisals in football history, AC Milan had felt that Pirlo, at the age of 31, was finished at the highest level. As a result, they allowed him to run down his contract and join Juve on a free transfer. It…

The forward’s superb two-goal showing against Atalanta earned him praise from the AC Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso commended Krzysztof Piatek’s hunger for goals following the AC Milan striker’s game-changing brace in the valuable 3-1 Serie A victory over Atalanta. Poland international Piatek notched his fifth and sixth goals since joining from Genoa in January to inspire a come-from-behind away win that sent Milan four points clear in fourth. The 23-year-old cancelled out Remo Freuler’s opener with a terrific finish from Ricardo Rodriguez’s cross in first-half stoppage time and, following Hakan Calhanoglu’s unstoppable strike, wrapped up the result by heading in a corner on Saturday. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri…

The midfielder is reportedly close to completing his move to Dalian Yifang and has been left out of the squad to face Fiorentina Marek Hamsik has been left out of Napoli’s squad to face Fiorentina on Saturday amid reports his move to Dalian Yifang is nearing completion. Hamsik appeared poised to complete a switch to the Chinese Super League outfit earlier this week before Napoli postponed the transfer over an issue related to the structure of the payments for a purported €20million deal. Those issues appear to have been smoothed over, with Calcio Mercato reporting the Slovakian midfielder has travelled to Madrid to undergo a medical with an eye on…

The former Azzurri striker also stated that he could have been as good as Lionel Messi had he applied himself better Former Roma and Italy forward Antonio Cassano says that he believes his nation has a problem with xenophobia, describing it as a ‘racist country’. The ex-Real Madrid and Milan man, who retired from the game in 2017, spoke to Sky Italia in a wide-ranging conversation that conveyed his thoughts on a number of issues. Aside from discussing the future of Gonzalo Higuain, who seems bound for the Milan exit, and the value of several other Serie A players, the 36-year-old was drawn on the subject of intolerance in the…

Cristiano Ronaldo is living up to his billing as the game’s best player but his fellow Portuguese’s progress has been even more impressive Letting Dani Alves leave for Juventus in 2016 was one of the biggest mistakes Barcelona have ever made. Not replacing him with Joao Cancelo, though, was an even worse decision. The Portuguese full-back was just 22 at the time but it was obvious after his first season in Spain with Valencia that he had the pace and skills to flourish in a side as adventurous as the Blaugrana’s.  Indeed, Cesare Prandelli spent just three months in charge of Los Che at the tail end of 2016 and that…

Patrik Schick was touted as the new Zlatan Ibrahimovic but his career has been in freefall ever since the collapse of a proposed move to Juventus Last week’s news that Patrik Schick has started working with mental coach Jan Muhlfeit came as no surprise.  Since seeing a move to Juventus collapse 18 months ago, the Czech’s career has gone into freefall, with current employers Roma considering letting the 22-year-old leave on loan this month in the desperate hope that their club-record signing can rebuild his shattered confidence away from the glare of the Stadio Olimpico spotlight. Schick had been mobbed by delirious Giallorossi fans when he arrived at Fiumicino airport…

The manager wants his forward to remain calm after struggling for AC Milan against Juventus AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso believes Gonzalo Higuain is feeling “a lot of pressure” to deliver for the club. Higuain, 30, had a penalty saved and was sent off during Milan’s 2-0 loss to Juventus at San Siro on Sunday. The forward has scored seven goals in 13 games since arriving at Milan on loan from Juve, but Gattuso’s side are struggling in fifth in Serie A. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put…

The Senegal defender, who was subjected to abuse from Inter fans, has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford during the January window Kalidou Koulibaly will not be run out of Italy by racist abuse, says his Napoli manager Carlo Ancelotti. The French-born Senegalese international centre-back was subjected to taunts from home fans in the stands at Inter Milan on Boxing Day. That – and a reported interest from Manchester United – has led to speculation the 27-year-old could leave the country. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders…

The Croatian wants to leave the Italian giants but the club is still waiting for a satisfactory offer Inter Milan’s battle to keep Ivan Perisic is heating up with the club saying they are yet to receive any ‘suitable offers’ for the Arsenal-linked winger. The Croatian international has been rumoured to join Gunners during the transfer window, with speculation mounting since he handed in a transfer request on Saturday. Perisic was subsequently left out of the Inter squad a day later as the Nerazzurri went down 1-0 against Torino. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as…