The Italian manager insists he is not upset that the Swede will not be returning to San Siro after he confirmed he is staying with LA Galaxy AC Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso claims he is not disappointed that the club’s potential deal for Zlatan Ibrahimovic fell through. The veteran striker confirmed on Monday that he would be staying with LA Galaxy, putting an end to speculation he could return to Milan. But Gattuso insisted that he was not losing sleep over the Swede’s decision, claiming he never communicated personally with the forward. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win…

Lazio have confirmed the departure of Ravel Morrison, with the 26-year-old joining Swedish outfit Ostersunds. Former Manchester United midfielder Ravel Morrison has joined Swedish club Ostersunds after his departure from Lazio was confirmed. Morrison was considered an exciting prospect at Old Trafford early in his career but has since struggled to realise his potential at clubs including West Ham. Lazio signed Morrison in 2015 but he never started a Serie A game for the club, spending time on loan at QPR and in Mexico with Atlas. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league…

Inter, Real Madrid, PSG and Bayern Munich have all been credited with an interest, but a move to Turin seems likely for the Welshman Juventus are confident of finalising a deal to sign Aaron Ramsey this summer and have offered him a €7 million (£6.3m/$8m) per year contract, Goal understands. The Italian giants have offered the €7m figure in a deal that would run for four years, with incentives also included based on performance and games played. Ramsey is out of contract this summer after Arsenal withdrew their offer of an extension for football and financial reasons. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea &…

The Argentina star was sent off during his side’s 2-0 loss to Juventus, and Matteo Salvini has called for the authorities to punish him severely Gonzalo Higuain should be handed a lengthy ban after his red card during Milan’s clash with Juventus, according to Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister, who says he is “ashamed” of the striker. Argentina international Higuain was sent off against his parent club in Sunday’s game at San Siro following two bookable offences, having also missed a penalty. After receiving a yellow card for a foul on Medhi Benatia, Higuain screamed in the official’s face, losing his temper and earning himself a sending off. Article continues below…

The Juventus manager says the star forward will look to prove himself once again after finishing second in the voting Massimiliano Allegri says he expects Cristiano Ronaldo to be motivated by Luka Modric’s Ballon d’Or triumph. The Croatian star was recognized with the prestigious award on Monday, ending an 11-year dominant period for Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Modric is the first player since Kaka, who claimed the trophy in 2007, to beat the Portuguese and Argentine to the award, with each of the duo winning five apiece during their run. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre…

The Blancos full-back insists there is no substance to reports suggesting that he is destined to follow a former team-mate to Italy this summer Marcelo has sought to bring an end to the speculation suggesting that he is destined to be heading out of Real Madrid for a reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus. Speculation continues to suggest that the Brazil international will be on the move this summer. Italy is considered to be his most likely destination, with Ronaldo eager to see a familiar face drafted in alongside him in Turin. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win…

Following the release of the latest UEFA benchmarking report, Goal counts down the clubs which owe the most money For football clubs, debt can be catastrophic, leading to the potential for administration, winding-up orders or points deductions, which can all be applied if a club is run badly enough. The majority of clubs are in debt but, for most of these, it doesn’t matter because they could be in a position to pay it off, if they wanted or needed to. For others, though, it endangers their future as a club. Teams such as CSKA Moscow make this list, but their revenues aren’t close to covering what they owe. ANDERS KJAERBYE…

The 31-year-old midfielder says he was struck by sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli in 2015, but the club have retaliated with a statement Napoli have branded Jonathan de Guzman’s claim that he was punched by sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli “entirely false” and hinted at legal action against the midfielder. De Guzman said in an interview in Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant that a fight broke out between the pair when he was hit in the face by Giuntoli in an argument about his future in 2015. The Netherlands international, who joined the club from Villarreal in 2014, said problems started during preparation for the 2015-16 campaign. De Guzman was told to train despite suffering…

The Portuguese’s agent has revealed that a summer switch to Serie A was several months in the making after a prefered destination had been identified Cristiano Ronaldo “only wanted to play for Juventus”, claims his agent Jorge Mendes, with the decision taken to leave Real Madrid for Serie A in January. A big-money move for the Portuguese had been mooted for several years before a deal was finally done over the summer. Few clubs boasted the ambition and financial muscle to put an agreement in place, but Italian giants Juve formed part of an exclusive club. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro…

The teenage midfielder has become the youngest Italian to bag a brace in a Champions League fixture and has been likened to a World Cup winner Roma starlet Nicolo Zaniolo has drawn comparisons to Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba on the back of his record-setting showings in the Champions League. At 19 years of age, the highly-rated playmaker has become the youngest Italian to bag a brace in an elite European fixture. He achieved that feat in the first leg of Roma’s last-16 encounter with Porto. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as…