PAPER TALK: Juve make new offer for Andre Gomes, Napoli offer Higuain € 7-million-per-year contract. Ancelotti rivals Mou for Ibra
Juventus’ € 30 million bid was rejected by Valencia last month. The Old Lady could now offer € 40 million (bonus included), though Valencia’s request is still € 60 million.
Chelsea and Manchester United are also monitoring the situation of the 22-year-old midfielder.
The Blues are also interested in Napoli stars Khalidou Koulibaly and Gonzalo Higuain. The relationship between the Senegalese defender and the club has deteriorated, whilst Aurelio De Laurentiis is optimistic about the Argentinean striker’s stay.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Napoli will offer Higuain a new deal expiring in 2020 and an annual salary in the region of € 7 million.
Slovakia star Marek Hamsik could be offered a contract extension as well. His agent has put the captain’s future in doubt and has asked a new contract even if Hamsik extended his deal with the club only one year ago.
OTHER HEADLINES
Juventus are ready to make a new offer for Napoli star Marek Hamsik after seeing their € 30 million bid rejected last summer (Tuttosport)
Carlo Ancelotti is rivalling José Mourinho for the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. They have both coached the player already. The Italian manager worked with him at PSG, Mourinho was his manager at Inter (Corriere dello Sport)
Lorenzo Insigne and Simone Zaza could start for Italy against Ireland on Wednesday (Corriere dello Sport)
Real Madrid star Luka Modric won’t take part to the last game of Croatia in the group stage of EURO 2016 against Spain and might be forced to miss the last-16 tie with a muscle injury (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Germany 2014 World Cup hero Mario Gotze could be benched against Northern Ireland (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Genoa full-back Cristian Ansaldi wants to join Inter next season (Corriere dello Sport)
AC Milan will try to sign Leandro Paredes if Marco Giampaolo is appointed as new coach (Tuttosport)
Juventus Primavera coach Fabio Grosso has rejected an offer of newly promoted Serie A side Crotone to become their next boss (Tuttosport)
AC Milan have shortlisted Louis Van Gaal, André Villas-Boas and Frank de Boer as possible candidates to replace Cristian Brocchi next season, though the Italian tactician could stay in charge of the team next season or be replaced by Marco Giampaolo (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Piero Ausilio has been given the green light to invest € 50 million on Sassuolo starlet Domenico Berardi (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Lucas Boyé is ready to join Torino from Newell’s Old Boys. The granata announced his signing last winter (Tuttosport)
Fiorentina are closing in on the signing of 19-year-old goalkeeper Dragowski, whilst Argentina International Facundo Roncaglia is heading towards Celta Vigo (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
