The Rossoneri have gone goal-less in five of their last seven Serie A outings, but the coach will not add an extra forward to his line-up Gennaro Gattuso has ruled out playing new signing Krzysztof Piatek alongside Patrick Cutrone despite AC Milan’s goalscoring problems continuing against Napoli. The Rossoneri failed to score for the fifth time in their last seven league matches on Saturday as Carlo Ancelotti’s side claimed a 0-0 draw at San Siro. New signing Piatek, who arrived from Genoa this week for a reported €35million, came off the bench for Cutrone after 71 minutes but was denied by a good David Ospina save with his only clear…

The Blues are close to securing a move for their main transfer target, as significant progress is made with the Supercoppa winners Chelsea have reached an agreement with Juventus over the January transfer of Gonzalo Higuain, Goal understands, with the Argentine’s loan deal with AC Milan set to be cut short. The deal will see the Blues handed an option to buy the striker outright for £32.5 million (€36m) upon the completion of a six-month loan, with a series of performance related bonuses being paid to Juventus on the basis of goals scored and appearances. Higuain and Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri have been pushing for a reunion since the Italian…

The iconic Italian goalkeeper departed Turin over the summer of 2018 having spent 17 years proving his worth on the back of a record-breaking transfer Gianluigi Buffon believes he proved to be “one of the best pieces of business in Juventus history” after spending 17 years with the club on the back of a record-breaking transfer. Back in 2001, the legendary goalkeeper left Parma for Turin in a deal worth 100 billion lire (£32.6m at the time). His standing as the costliest custodian in world football stood until Ederson moved to Manchester City in 2017 and big-money moves were made by Alisson and Kepa Arrizabalaga in the summer of 2018.…

Click:rotary forged wheels The Blues have another target in mind during a chaotic winter window, with moves in the works in all areas of the pitch Chelsea are considering a move for Napoli’s Elseid Hysaj, Goal understands, with the player potentially available for less than his £45 million (€50m/$57m) release clause as the full-back wants a reunion with Maurizio Sarri. Hysaj has fallen out of favour since Carlo Ancelotti’s arrival in Naples. The Napoli boss prefers Nikola Maksimovic and Kevin Malcuit ahead of the Albania international, but the 24-year-old remains a favourite of Sarri, with Chelsea’s manager having had the player at both Empoli and Napoli. Still, Chelsea may have to wait…

The former Italy international and his father have been handed prison sentences Former Italy and Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta has been handed a two-year prison sentence for illegal gun possession, but accusations linking him with the notorious Calabrian mafia the ‘Ndrangheta were dismissed by a judge.  The former striker, who was a part of the Italy squad which won the 2006 World Cup, was found to be in possession of two guns and 126 bullets, which the court said he transferred to his father Giuseppe Iaquinta without informing authorities. Giuseppe Iaquinta was later banned from owning firearms in 2012 due to alleged links with the ‘Ndrangheta. He was sentenced to…

The Premier League champions have secured a number of top players using their strict policy but have also missed out on several priority signings Manchester City’s team would look very different now if they had got all of their priority transfers over the line: Alexis Sanchez on the left, Jorginho in midfield and Dani Alves at right-back. You could argue that City have dodged a few bullets there, although that does not account for the possibility that they would be performing much better for Pep Guardiola, who is getting the best out of the vast majority of his squad. It also misses the point slightly, as these are players that City…

The Milan boss was questioned about the LA Galaxy striker and the Serie A side’s recent displays after the draw with Lazio Gennaro Gattuso refused to rule out a move for Zlatan Ibrahimovic after seeing his side scrape a 1-1 draw at Lazio but said his focus is on improving his fifth-placed team’s performances. Milan were on course for a fourth victory in five Serie A matches after Franck Kessie scored in the 78th minute at the Stadio Olimpico to put the visitors ahead. Gattuso’s hopes were dashed when substitute Joaquin Correa equalised in the 94th minute to earn Lazio a point that their dominant attacking performance deserved against a…

With the Frenchman having launched into an extraordinary, foul-mouthed tirade on Twitter on Saturday, Goal dredges through some other notorious rants Getty Franck Ribery "Let's set things straight in 2019. "Let's start with the envious, the angry, the people that have been spawned from a broken condom. F*ck your mothers, your grandmothers and even your family tree. "I owe you nothing, my success is thanks to god, myself and my family and friends who believed in me. The others were always merely stones in my shoes. "Secondly, to the pseudo-journalists that always criticised me and my actions (last example, the price of my food!). "When I give [to charity] (because…

The Slovakian midfielder is leaving the Serie A outfit after close to 12 years of loyal service to take on a new challenge with Dalian Yifang Marek Hamsik has brought a record-breaking spell at Napoli to a close after completing a switch to Chinese side Dalian Yifang. Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis confirmed the attacking midfielder’s move on his official Twitter account. He said: “The deal with Dalian has been reached. I wish Marek to be happy in China. 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 on a five-star…

Click:hdpe geomembrane suppliers The Nerazzurri will be forced to play two games behind two closed doors, while Kalidou Koulibaly has been handed a two-match ban for seeing red Inter will be forced to play two games behind closed doors as a result of certain sections of their fan base racially abusing Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly. The Senegal international was subjected to taunts from the terraces during a Serie A fixture on Boxing Day. Authorities in Italy have moved swiftly to take action, with a stadium ban enforced on the Nerazzurri. Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage…