As previously reported, Napoli seem to have overtaken AC Milan in the hunt for Empoli 28-year-old midfielder Mirko Valdifiori: as outlined by calciomercato.com, the azzurri’s president Aurelio De Laurentiis has met in Rome his Empoli’s counterpart Fabrizio Corsi and an agreement is about to be found, while the rossoneri don’t seem intentioned to outbid; the Lombard club, still regarding its team’s midfield, will probably have to renounce also to 27-year-old Sami Khedira, whose contract with Real Madrid will expire at the end of the current season: according to Marca, in fact, the World Champion has found an agreement with Schalke 04. Moreover, as reported yesterday, the Spanish club’s president Florentino Perez has confirmed his first team’s coach Carlo Ancelotti: according to Marca, the 55-year-old will leave anyway, but to join Manchester United and not Milan. The rossoneri are also seeking an attacking midfielder, and even in this case will have to renounce to one of their main targets, Shakhtar Donetsk 24-year-old Douglas Costa: interviewed by FourFourTwo in fact, the Brazil international has expresses his will to join Chelsea. Serie A defending champions Juventus keep on seeking a new forward, and, according to Tuttosport, are ready to swoop again on 28-year-old Radamel Falcao, currently playing for Manchester United on loan with right to buy from Monaco: the Colombia international is in awful terms with his current manager Louis Van Gaal.
