Newcastle United will make another attempt to sign Lille defender Sven Botman this summer, despite interest from Italian giants, AC Milan. Botman was highly courted by Newcastle in January but the Magpies couldn’t get a deal over the line. Since then, Milan have upped their interest in Botman and it’s been claimed a move to the Serie A club is a likely outcome.
Napoli have moved within one point of leaders Inter Milan in the Italian Serie A ahead of their meeting on Saturday after they saw off lowly Venezia on the road. Napoli sealed a third straight win in the league on Sunday thanks to the 2-0 away win over Venezia who secured promotion to the Italian Serie A at the end of last season.
AC Milan have hit a bad run of form at the crucial time of the season after they lost back-to-back games in the Italian Serie A thanks to the disappointing home defeat to Sassuolo on Sunday.The seven-time European champions finished last season’s Italian Serie A campaign in second place behind city rivals Inter Milan and expectations are high amongst the fans as a result if the Milan fans hoping for their team to go better by winning the league title this season.
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AC Milan have maintained bottom spot in Group B of this season’s Champions League after they lost 2-1 at home to Spanish champions Atletico Madrid in their second game in the group.
Liverpool were the first opponents for AC Milan in Group B and the Italians pushed the Reds all the way before they eventually succumbed to a 3-2 defeat. Reds skipper Jordan Henderson scored the all-important third goal in the second half to hand the three points on offer to his team. The result meant that AC Milan were the only team to suffer defeat after the first round of games in Group B and the Rossoneritook the bottom spot as a result. Continue reading “CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MILAN MAINTAIN BOTTOM SPOT”
The Italian Serie A season is about to start this weekend and there’s a lot of reasons to be excited. There have been new faces added to some of the league’s biggest clubs in terms of players and managers and there is a huge expectation that the league would be very competitive this season. Inter Milan were crowned the champions of last season after their brilliant performances in that campaign but it does not look likely that they will be retaining the league crown this season, especially with Juventus, AC Milan, Napoli, AZ Roma, and others making sure that they handle their businesses in a summer that has been full of business activities.
AC Milan are one of several teams interested in Sampdoria attacker MikkelDamsgaard who has been in sensational form at the Euro 2020 tournament. The 20-year-old has been one of the best young players at the tournament and he has played a key role in propelling his country to the quarterfinals.
Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon have had a reputation of producing some fine talents in the last couple of years and they are still maintaining that tradition even in recent times. Not only do they have a talent factory of an academy they also have a very impressive transfer recruitment strategy that has seen them sign some huge talents in the past and a common example is their former midfielder, Bruno Fernandes.
The transfer window is not restricted to just incoming signings alone, outgoings are also expected, regardless of the club(s) involved. This is why both football players and clubs usually play a role in the arrivals and departures that happen in the market. As the forthcoming transfer window continues to draw nearer, both clubs and players will now be bracing themselves for possible future transfers that could take place.
Manchester United manager Olé Gunnar Solksjær has poured cold water on the rumors linking right-back Diogo Dalot with a permanent exit from Old Trafford. Dalot is currently on loan at Italian Serie A giants AC Milan and was allowed to walk through the exit door by Solksjær after the Portuguese defender found playing time hard to come by due to Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s solid form.
AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli will be looking to tread cautiously in his team selection as he would like to field a side capable of securing victory over Red Star, while also wanting to rest some players for the league run-in. Milan suffered a shock defeat away from home in the Serie A after losing their last league game 2-0 to Spezia on Saturday – their first away league loss this season. Pioli will want an immediate response from his players who need a win to banish the memories of the Spezia loss.
