PAPER TALK: Juventus rival EPL giants for Kessie, Spalletti in no rush over new Roma contract
Kessie, a former Cesena man, will be scouted during tonight’s Palermo clash by both Manchester clubs, Arsenal and Chelsea, calciomercato.com has exclusively learned.
Meantime, AS Roma want to extend Luciano Spalletti’s contract as the Italian tactician’s deal runs until the end of the current campaign.
James Pallotta told Sky Italia yesterday that he wants Spalletti to ‘stay at the club for as long as possible’. The Italian tactician, however, has told journalists that his future at the club depends on ‘behaviour and results’.
‘When you coach a club like Roma, you can’t think to use the same method for two or three years, we are building our future right now, it is still too early to talk about that (contract extension).
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Former Juventus man Simone Padoin has claimed that his old teammates will be furious after last week’s Inter defeat with Padoin’s new club Cagliari travelling for the J Stadium tonight to meet the Serie A champions (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Marek Hamsik aims to score his 100th goal with the club tonight as Napoli face Genoa in a crucial Serie A tie (Corriere dello Sport)
Gonzalo Higuai’s set to return in Juventus’ starting XI after being benched in last week-end’s Inter clash (Corriere dello Sport)
Torino stars Belotti and Ljajic will return to action next week-end when the granata will face AS Roma (Tuttosport)
