The deal which took the highly-rated Uruguayan to Turin includes a clause in his contract which entitles his former club to 50% of any future sale Juventus are working to try and remove a clause in Rodrigo Bentancur’s contract which entitles his former employers at Boca Juniors to 50 per cent of any future transfer fee, Goal understands. The Bianconeri signed the Uruguayan in April 2017, with first refusal having previously been secured as part of the negotiations which returned Carlos Tevez to Buenos Aires from Turin in 2015. A €9.5 million (£8m/$11m) option was subsequently taken up and Bentancur, having been allowed to initially remain in Argentina on loan, linked up with…

The Premier League side are said to be willing to double the midfielder’s salary but his representative insists he is not planning on leaving Lorenzo Pellegrini is not interested in joining Manchester United, his agent has said amid claims the Premier League club have offered to double the Roma star’s salary. It was reported in Corriere dello Sport on Monday that the 22-year-old’s representative, Giampiero Pocetta, returned from talks with the Premier League side with the assurance they would meet the release clause in his contract and offer him a much better wage. However, the midfielder has been a key player for Roma since he re-signed for the capital club last…

After a strong start to the Champions League and Serie A, the Juventus defender has credited his club and international team-mate Joao Cancelo glowingly praised his Juventus and Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, calling him a “born winner” who gives his teams a special aura. Joining Juventus this season after a loan spell at Inter Milan, the 24-year-old has adjusted seamlessly at right-back. However, Cancelo credits that to his compatriot. “I am talking about a player who makes the difference everywhere he goes because he is different to all the others,” he told Sky Sport Italia. “When he arrived at Juventus, not only did he raise the level of the squad, but…

The versatile centre-half only joined the Viola from Partizan for €5.1m 18 months ago but he is now set to depart for roughly 10 times that figure Nikola Milenkovic had made just three previous appearances in Serie A when he came face to face with Gonzalo Higuain. Literally. The pair exchanged words during Fiorentina’s meeting with Juventus at the Stadio Artemio Franchi last February and the then 20-year-old Serb refused to take a backward step. On the contrary, the fearless Milenkovic pushed his forehead into Higuain’s. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as…

The manager quickly moved on from the forward’s penalty miss for Juventus Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri played down Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty miss, but felt the forward was too rushed early in his performance. Ronaldo had a second-half penalty saved while Juve cruised to a 3-0 win over Chievo in their return to Serie A action on Monday. Douglas Costa, Emre Can and Daniele Rugani were on the scoresheet as Juve moved nine points clear at the top. 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 show Lukaku…

As we approach the winter break in Italy, Goal picks out the top performers of the 2018-19 campaign so far Samir Handanovic | Inter Not a vintage season so far for shot-stoppers in Serie A, so Samir Handanovic really does stand head and shoulders above his peers. Inter's defenders may be proving prone to inexplicable lapses in concentration but the man behind them has been wonderfully reliable. No goalkeeper has kept more clean sheets in the league than the Slovenian (eight), who also boasts an excellent 77.78 save percentage.       Getty Images Joao Cancelo | Juventus Inter are still smarting from their inability to sign Joao Cancelo on…

Though three announcements were made over the San Siro loudspeaker, Wednesday’s match was not brought to a halt UEFA say they are “very concerned” by Inter’s apparent failure to follow the European governing body’s protocol on racist chants.  Fans at the San Siro hurled monkey chants at Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly during Wednesday’s match, according to Carlo Ancelotti. Three announcements were made over the loudspeaker imploring fans to stop the chants, but they continued unabated.  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 show Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd career is far…

After a row with the Argentine and Douglas Costa’s car crash, the Bianconeri boss reflected on an eventful week off the field Massimiliano Allegri labelled Paulo Dybala a “clever boy” for apologising following his behaviour during Juventus’s 3-3 at home to Parma last weekend. Dybala was an unused substitute at the Allianz Stadium as a late brace from Gervinho saw Juve make a rare slip up in their Scudetto defence and the Argentina forward left the bench before the end of the game. Afterwards, Allegri joked Dybala was cold but was privately reported to be furious with the player’s actions, with the matter coming to a head at training on…

The former Gunners defender believes big-money additions and lucrative contract extensions have led to the Welshman heading towards Juventus Arsenal’s inability to keep Aaron Ramsey at the club is “staggering” and “astonishing”, claims Martin Keown, but they only have themselves to blame. The Gunners have found themselves in an all too familiar situation this season when it comes to the future of one of their prized assets. Having previously faced similar struggles with the likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Jack Wilshere, Wales international Ramsey is now heading towards becoming a free agent. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs…

The Nerazzurri head into Friday’s trip 11 points behind the Serie A leaders but Italian manager only has victory in his sights Luciano Spalletti concedes bridging the gap to Serie A champions Juventus will be difficult but the Inter head coach sees Friday’s Derby d’Italia as the perfect opportunity to start making inroads. The Nerazzurri travel to the Allianz Stadium trailing the leaders by 11 points after 14 rounds of action, their title hopes seemingly in tatters well before the mid-way point of the season. Following one victory from their opening four games of the campaign, Inter embarked on a seven-match winning streak, although that progress has been checked slightly…