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Spanish reports claim Manchester City are ready to activate the €60m (£50.2m) release clause for Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi in January, while Torino’s Samuele Ricci and Porto’s Alan Varela are among the alternatives being suggested as versatile centre-back John Stones has publicly insisted this past week he can fill in for the Euro 2024 champion after ACL and meniscus surgery.
Continue reading “City search for January addition, many linked after Rodri’s season-ending injury”
Ahead of their eagerly-anticipated UCL clash on MD6 next, La Liga giants Barcelona and Serie A champions Juventus face potentially stiff opposition during their brief return to domestic action on Saturday. Barca travel to sixth-placed Cadiz, after Juventus entertain determined strugglers Torino in the Derby della Mole as they look to close the gap on their title rivals. Continue reading “Saturday previews: Barcelona travel to Cadiz, Juventus host Torino in derby clash”
Chelsea will loan out Davide Zappacosta back to his native Italy just two years after signing the fullback for £25m, as Frank Lampard harbours hopes of Reece James breaking through at right-back this season.
Continue reading “Chelsea to loan out Zappacosta, paving way for Reece James breakthrough”
It’s official: Chelsea fullback Ola Aina has joined Serie A side Torino on a permanent deal said to be worth €10m (£8.9m) after a successful loan spell in Italy last season. Continue reading “Chelsea’s Ola Aina completes £8.9m Torino move”
The defending Serie A champions ended Torino’s unbeaten start to the campaign, whilst extending their own with a comfortable 4-0 thrashing in Turin against ten men. Juventus’ display was convincing, but what did we learn from the encounter? Continue reading “Juventus 4-0 Torino: Three talking points”
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