Paper Talk: Napoli line up Drogba as possible replacement for Milik, Juve promote youngster to senior team
According to sport.es Didier Drogba is one of the most serious candidates for the role. The Ivorian star’s contract with Montreal Impact runs until the 31st of December and he could join the San Paolo outfit as a free agent from January 2017.
Davi Osvaldo, Miro Close and Emmanuel Adebayor have also been linked with becoming the back-up to the unlucky Polish striker.
Meantime in Serie A, table leaders Juventus are going to promote thei 16-year-old star Moises Kean to senior level.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the highly-rated striker will get his first senior call-up next week-end when Juventus will face Udinese and the product of the club’s academy will be sitting on the bench of a senior squad for the first time in his career.
Kean is considered one of the best products of Juventus academy. His agent Mino Raiola is negotiating with Juventus the player’s first pro contract. Kean has five goals in as much appearances with Juventus primavera team.
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Jose Sosa is set to start over Manuel Locatelli in AC Milan’s first game of the season without injured Riccardo Montolivo (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Massimiliano Allegri says that Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti are the best managers in the world at the moment (Corriere dello Sport)
Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed that he hopes Juventus can win the Serie A title but not the Champions League which is Real Madrid’s main target for this season (Gazzetta)
The Portuguese ace has also revealed that he snubbed moves to Juventus and Inter in 2003 as he wanted to move to Manchester United (Gazzetta)
Lazio are considering a shock move for AC Milan striker Lapadula in January (Corriere dellon Sport)
Medhi Benatia, Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala are all set to start for Juventus in their next Serie A game against Udinese (Gazzetta)
Juventus are likely to seal the transfer of Axel Witsel in January (Tuttosport)
Napoli winger Jose Maria Callejon has already netted three goals against AS Roma in his career. The two sides will meet in a crucial Serie A tie next week-end (various)
Miralem Pjanic says that he decided to move to Juventus last summer because he wants to win his first trophy in his career (Repubblica)
