As reported in the last weeks, despite the offers received by many major European clubs, expecially Chelsea, Juventus coach Antonio Conte seems intentioned to remain in Turin, but only beyond some technical and financial warranties; the 45 year old has asked his club to reinforce the team, and, in fact, as anticipated last night and as confirmed by today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport, the 45 year old will be tonight at the “Santiago Bernabeu” together with General Manager Giuseppe Marotta and Sports Director Fabio Paratici to observe Real Madrid 25 year old striker Gonzalo Higuain and same-aged Karim Benzema and Borussia Dortmund 24 year old Robert Lewandowski, while, concerning his salary, Conte, according to the same media, seems intentioned to ask to the Piedmontese club a 5 million euros per season’s new contract. But, to accomplish the Apulian coach, the bianconeri are also evaluating other options for their offensive line, like Liverpool 26 year old Luis Suarez and Paris Saint-Germain 31 year old Zlatan Ibrahimovic, to whom, according to Libero, are ready to offer a three-year deal at 8 million euros per season. In any case, the Piedmontese club is working to reinforce their team also regarding other positions, and, according to Tuttosport, are in talks with Parma regarding a swap that would involve 23 year old midfielder Luca Marrone and 25 year old winger Jonathan Biabiany.

Despite the extremely serious injury suffered last Sunday during the game against Palermo, Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti has declared that he has no intention to quit football, but it seems clear that the nerazzurri now absolutely need to sign a new right back: according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Barcelona 22 year old Martin Montoya remains the main option, with Velez Sarsfield 20 year old Gino Peruzzi and Dynamo Zagreb 21 year old Šime Vrsaljko as main alternatives.