Maurizio Sarri to miss Juventus’ first two matches as he recovers from illness
Maurizio Sarri will miss Juventus’ first two Serie A matches as he recovers from pneumonia.
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Maurizio Sarri suffering from pneumonia ahead of Juventus’ Serie A opener
Former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is suffering from pneumonia, his current club Juventus have confirmed.
South Korean police raid company involved in Ronaldo no-show
South Korean police have raided the office of a marketing agency as part of a fraud investigation into Cristiano Ronaldo’s non-appearance in a friendly match between Juventus and a K-League selection last month.
City complete Joao Cancelo deal as Danilo heads to Juventus
Manchester City have completed the signing of Portugal right-back Joao Cancelo from Juventus, with Brazil full-back Danilo heading in the other direction.
Football rumours from the media
What the papers say Juventus have agreed to a £69million deal for Argentina forward Paulo Dybala to join Tottenham, the Daily Mail reports. A potential agreement between the Italian giants and Manchester United fell through, paving the way for Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino to swoop in for the 25-year-old talent. But the deal is not done yet, with the paper saying Dybala wants more money than Tottenham’s current top earner Harry Kane.
Football rumours from the media
What the papers say Belgium international Romelu Lukaku could yet leave England’s north-west for Serie A this summer, according to the Daily Express. Talks have collapsed between Juventus and Manchester United, who were unsure Bianconeri striker Paulo Dybala was committed to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s vision. However, Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte, who tried to recruit Lukaku while at Chelsea, has said he is “very hopeful” that the 26-year-old striker would join the Nerazzurri.
Everton looking to complete deals for Moise Kean and Jean Philippe Gbamin
Everton are expected to finalise two more signings in the next few days as Juventus forward Moise Kean is set to arrive for a medical in the next 24 hours.
Watch: Harry Kane scores injury-time winner from halfway line against Juventus
Harry Kane scored the winner from just past the halfway line as Tottenham beat Juventus in injury time in a pre-season friendly.
A closer look at new Juventus signing Matthijs De Ligt
Juventus have won the race to sign Ajax teenager Matthijs De Ligt.
Juventus sign Ajax defender Matthijs De Ligt on five-year contract
Juventus have announced the signing of highly-rated Dutch centre-back Matthijs De Ligt from Ajax.
De Ligt move close as Ajax omit him from pre-season squad
Ajax have announced defender Matthijs De Ligt has been left out of their squad for their summer tour to Austria pending “a possible transfer”.