PAPER TALK: Will Morata help Sanchez move to Juventus? Chelsea offer Nainggolan €6m a year
With Inter Milan negotiating on a possible Ezequiel Garay/ Jeison Murillo swap, the Corriere wonders whether the expensive Axel Witsel (who will cost over €20m) could be included in negotiations. He'd be an alternative to Manchester City's Yaya Toure, considered to be too expensive.
Radja Nainggolan is talking about Chelsea again, saying that the London club is waiting for him. Roma's director of sport, Walter Sabatini, has given Rami (Mohamed Salah's agent) the right to negotiate with Chelsea. Bought for €29 m, Roma don't plan on selling the Belgian star for less than €45m. Chelsea are ready to offer Radja 6m a year, compared to the 4m he earns in Rome.
The Pensioners are also reported to want Alessandro Florenzi, but Roma don't want to lose him, if anything because he's Italian and a former academy player.
Roma are being connected to Manchester City full-back Pablo Zabaleta, who the Sky Blues are happy to give away for as little as €3 million. Roma intend to offer Zabaleta that amount every year as part of a three-year deal. The issue is on bonuses, which the Argentinian wants more of. Roma are ready to make an official offer.
Florian Thauvin of Newcastle is another transfer target for a Serie A team. The Newcastle player doesn't want to play in the Championship, and is very linked to former Marseille manager Marcelo Bielsa. Lazio could buy him for as little as €13m. Thauvin flourished at the Velodrome under his guide.
Tuttosport, on the other hand, claim that Matteo Darmian could follow in Angelo Ogbonna's footsteps and move from Torino to Juventus. Why? Because, he says, new Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho isn't calling him.
Juventus are also reported to be Alexis Sanchez's dream destination, as he misses Italy and is fed up at Arsenal. Arsenal are unenthusiastic about the idea. Alvaro Morata is, on the other hand, considered to be a key part of it all, as Arsenal's interest in him could push Sanchez out of the door.
Remember West Brom's €15m offer for Palermo talent Franco Vazquez: Milan are apparently interested in paying €17-18, still short of the €25 Zamparini wants. The idea, however, is that the Rossoneri would also throw in some players, like Jose Mauri.
Ireland fans will love today's Gazzetta, which previews tomorrow's grudge match against France, following the controversial Hand of Frog of 2009. That'll be a corker.
Watford manager Walter Mazzarri is said to be interested in Inter utility man Juan Jesus, whilst Napoli say that they'll bring in Ciro Immobile, and that Wolfsburg have answered West Ham's €20m offer for Simone Zaza by raising theirs to €25.
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