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According to a report by Italian Radio station Kiss Kiss Radio, the former Chelsea boss may have to cut his holidays short, as he is set to replace Gennaro Gattuso as AC Milan's new boss. The report revealed that Gattuso's credentials are not enough for Milan's new execs, and even if the former rossoneri bosses had granted the ex-midfielder a contract extension, the club's newly appointed management might turn the helm over to Conte. AC Milan had a Financial Fair Play sanction overturned by the Court of Arbitrage in Sports last week, and now they are preparing to play in the UEFA Europa League for a second straight year. As of now, the red and black outfit have completed the signings of five players, four of those being free agents. Conte's arrival to San Siro Stadium could boost the team's chances of landing top-caliber players and keeping some of their major assets around, such as Leonardo Bonucci and who knows Conte's playing style from their ti...

Sky Italia reports Alvaro Morata would accept a move to Milan, but Chelsea are asking for €65-70m. The Rossoneri are keen to sign a top striker this summer, and have also been linked with Gonzalo Higuain of Juventus. Tonight transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio has reported on his Sky show that new Rossoneri general manager Leonardo has contacted Morata’s entourage. The former Juve striker is keen to return to Italy and would accept the move, but the Blues would have to lower their €65-70m asking price. Higuain remains an option, with Monaco’s Radamel Falcao as the third name on the shortlist. Leonardo has also been in contact with Atletico Madrid about Nikola Kalinic, with the Croatian set to move on after one year at San Siro.

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri will undoubtedly be eager to continue to stamp his mark on his newly inherited squad, and Daniele Rugani has been linked with a move. As noted by BBC Sport, the Italian tactician has already swooped for Jorginho to set up a reunion with his former Napoli star, and it could prove to be a crucial addition to help him implement his style of play at Stamford Bridge with little time before his first season in charge gets underway. However, he’s seemingly still keen to bolster his options ahead of the upcoming Premier League campaign, with The Sun tipping Chelsea to make a £45m offer for Juventus defender Rugani. The 23-year-old is undoubtedly a talented individual and has previous experience working with Sarri too during their time at Empoli, and so it would seem to be another sensible bit of business if the Blues can pull a deal off to prise the centre-half away from the Turin giants. In what is seemingly a blow to Chelsea though, his agent, Davide...

Cristiano Ronaldo is already in Turin having dinner with Juventus directors and agent Jorge Mendes ahead of tomorrow’s medical. In an effort to avoid crowds or reporters, the Real Madrid star flew in to Turin’s Caselle airport with a private jet during the World Cup Final. He was accompanied by his mother Maria Dolores, girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez and son Cristiano Junior. They then went to La Mandria, where he will be staying tonight ahead of the medical at the J-Centre on Monday morning. Ronaldo had dinner with agent Jorge Mendes, Juve director general Giuseppe Marotta, director of sport Fabio Paratici and Vice-President Pavel Nedved. La Mandria is a large park, some of which is closed off to the public and reserved only for residents. This has prompted some to report Ronaldo has chosen to live in one of these luxury homes overlooking the park. Part of it is a golf course and they had dinner at the Golf Club restaurant. Ronaldo will have his medical tomorrow morning and hold a pr...

Maurizio Sarri and Jorginho were at Stamford Bridge on Friday evening to complete their moves to Chelsea. Sarri is taking over as manager from Antonio Conte, who left his job on Thursday. Chelsea confirmed Conte’s departure on Friday with a 52-word statement. Will former banker Maurizio Sarri reap dividends for Chelsea?   Read more Jorginho has played under Sarri for the past three seasons at Napoli and has opted to join Chelsea rather than Manchester City. The midfielder, born in Brazil, is an Italy international. Negotiations to release Sarri from his Napoli deal took some weeks to conclude. He was replaced there by Carlo Ancelotti in late May but was not released from his contract, forcing Chelsea to pay a fee to secure him. The Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola is set to be given a role to work alongside Sarri.

Chelsea have sacked manager Antonio Conte after two years in charge. The 48-year-old Italian, who returned to pre-season training this week, had one year remaining on his contract. Conte won the Premier League in his first season and the FA Cup in May, but the team finished fifth in the league last season, missing out on Champions League qualification. Ex-Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri is expected to succeed his compatriot at Stamford Bridge. Should Sarri be appointed, he would be Chelsea's ninth full-time manager since Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003. During three years with Napoli, Sarri did not win a major honour but guided the club to second, third and second again - behind Juventus in 2017-18. The former Empoli manager was named Serie A Coach of the Year in 2016-17. Chelsea announced on Friday that Conte had "parted company" with the club. A 61-word statement ended: "We wish Antonio every success in his future career." For the sixt...

Maurizio Sarri has signed a contract to become Chelsea head coach, with Gianfranco Zola as his assistant, according to Sky in Italy. The former Napoli coach signed the deal to take over from Antonio Conte following a two-and-a-half hour meeting with Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia at Stamford Bridge on Friday night. Napoli's president revealed Sarri was close to finalising a deal to take over at Chelsea on Wednesday, two days before Conte's sacking was confirmed by the Premier League club. Sarri's regular clashes with Italy's football authorities had looked likely to cost him the chance of becoming Chelsea's next manager earlier this summer. A series of issues the most recent a 20,000 euros fine and two-game ban in January for alleged homophobic abuse of Roberto Mancini looked to have steered the west London club away from appointing the 60-year-old. Sarri was replaced by Carlo Ancelotti as Napoli manager last month but remained at the club as a com...

The Bianconeri completed the shock signing of the 33-year-old, but the club chief says it was the forward who started flirting first Cristiano Ronaldo made the first move to start negotiations with Juventus over his shock move from Real Madrid, chief executive Giuseppe Marotta has revealed. The 33-year-old joined the Serie A side in a move worth €100m (£88m/$117m) plus €12m (£10.5/$14m) in additional charges, while he committed to a four-year contract that will see him net €30 million (£26.5m/$35m) each season. Juve tried to sign Ronaldo when he was just 18, only to see the move fall through and the attacker to become a star at Manchester United and then Madrid. This time, however, it was the Portuguese icon who got in touch with the Bianconeri, as he sought a way out of the Spanish capital following their Champions League win. While his agent, Jorge Mendes, was in talks with the Bianconeri over Joao Cancelo's move to Turin, the forward made first contact with the Italian champi...

Chelsea remain in talks to appoint Maurizio Sarri as Antonio Conte’s replacement and the club have also pressed ahead with their summer transfer business, despite the uncertainty surrounding their managerial situation. According to Sport Mediaset, Juventus and Chelsea have now struck a deal for Higuain and the transfer is expected to be made official after Sarri is appointed. The report claims that Chelsea still need to finalise Sarri’s appointment with Napoli’s president Aurelio De Laurentiis but it’s expected that the 59-year-old will end up at Stamford Bridge. Under Sarri’s guidance at Napoli, Higuain smashed Serie A’s scoring record in a single season with 36 goals in the 2015-16 campaign. training session Sarri was angered by Higuain’s decision to join Juventus after his record-breaking season, but admitted he treated the 30-year-old like his own son. ‘He made a debatable choice, but that doesn’t mean he’s not a good man,’ Sarri said after Higuain’s departure. ‘Despite it all, ...

According to Sky Sport Italia transfer journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed his willingness to play for Juventus. Reports have been gathering all day from across the Spanish press, then in Portugal where A bola and O Jogo reported that Ronaldo is angling for a move to Turin this summer. Di Marzio now reports that Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes, who also represents new Juve signee Joao Cancelo, invited the Bianconeri to make an offer for CR7. According to the report, Juve are giving serious thought about signing the Portuguese forward and the €120m transfer fee is not a stumbling block for the club. Ronaldo is asking for €30m net per year and Juve President Andrea Agnelli will need to decide whether or not to make the investment. Tuttosport and others have gone so far as to suggest the club may incorporate FIAT sponsorship deals into Ronaldo’s contract as a way of balancing the books. Asked earlier about the prospect of signing Cristiano Ronaldo,...

Manchester United have reportedly been given the chance to match Juventus's offer for Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Reports in the Spanish press emerged this week suggesting that the Portugal international is on his way to Juve in a £106m deal. The 33-year-old, who has scored 450 goals in 438 games for European champions Madrid, will supposedly be paid wages of £500,000 a week in the Italian capital. In a potential twist, however, The Sun reports that United could yet table an identical bid of their own, giving the five-time Ballon d'Or winner a chance to return to Old Trafford. Ronaldo is said to have grown disillusioned at the Bernabeu after nine years with the club, offering his biggest hint yet after May's Champions League success  that he will move on this summer.

sandro close to manchester united The Red Devils have agreed personal terms with Juventus star Alex Sandro according to Duncan Castles which would be considered a breakthrough in the transfer. The Brazilian has long been chased by Jose Mourinho if reports are to be believed and it was even said at one point that his transfer fee was too high for the club. Other reports later claimed that the Portuguese manager was happy to hold on to Luke Shaw and show faith in him to eventually fulfil his potential. United though are said to be chasing a proven left-back in the form of Sandro and should the personal terms truly be agreed then they’ll only have the transfer fee to negotiate. The defender would represent the club’s fourth signing of the summer with Diogo Dalot, Fred and Lee Grant all completing their moves so far. United have agreed terms with Alex Sandro. The player wants to sign. Juventus are holding out for €60m. #mufc [Duncan Castles] — United Xtra (@utdxtra) July 3, 2018 The f...

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon bid a final farewell to Juventus on the last day of his contract. The 40-year-old did not renew his deal in Turin and will leave Juve after 17 seasons, nine Serie A titles and four successive domestic doubles. Buffon has made 176 appearances for Italy and is reportedly set for a move to Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain. However, the iconic World Cup-winning keeper's attentions were solely on Juve as he brought a lengthy and decorated chapter in his illustrious career to a close. "Seventeen years in black and white end today," Buffon posted on Twitter on Saturday. "Seventeen years of friends, team-mates, tears, victories, trophies, words, anger, disappointments, happiness and many, many emotions. "I will never forget anything. I will always carry everything with me." Juve have signed Mattia Perin to compete with Wojcech Szczesny to start between the posts for Massimiliano Allegri's team in 2018-19. Buffon tur...

The Stamford Bridge outfits are close to agreeing a deal to sign Daniele Rugani from Juventus, according to reports in Italy. The 23-year-old centre-back has been heavily linked with a move to the Blues this summer, and now reports suggests a deal could be done that is worth around £35m. It is understood that Rugani is keen to seal the move as he eyes a reunion with Maurizio Sarri, who he worked with while on loan with Empoli. Sarri is expected to take charge at Chelsea in the near future, following widespread speculation during the course of the summer that he will succeed Antonio Conte in the Stamford Bridge hotseat. However, no confirmation has yet been made from the club over Conte's departure or Sarri's arrival in west London, despite the fact that players will be returning for pre-season training in the coming days. But Rugani is understood to be one of Sarri's main targets to sign as Chelsea boss, having previously worked with the defender at Empoli. ...

Chelsea FC have suffered a blow to their hopes of signing Kostas Manolas this summer after the defender decided to stay at AS Roma, according to reports in Italy. Italian outlet Calciomercato, as quoted by Metro, is reporting that the highly-rated Greece centre-half has opted to stay at the Italian club beyond the summer transfer window. The same report says that Manolas had been attracting interest from Chelsea FC as well as their local rivals Arsenal in recent months. However, it is claimed in the same story that the 27-year-old has been persuaded to stay at AS Roma after buying into the long-term future at the Stadio Olimpico. According to the same report, AS Roma chief Monchi is happy with how talks have progressed with the defender, and he is no longer concerned that he could leave this summer. Meanwhile, Chelsea FC are yet to confirm any new signings this summer as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of next season. The Blues are believed to be on the look...

Jose Mourinho has put pressure on the Manchester United board to complete a deal for the AC Milan and Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci, reports say. Mourinho is keen to bolster his defensive options during the summer transfer window and Bonucci, 31, has emerged as a top target in recent days. Toby Alderweireld was strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford earlier in the summer but any deal involving the Tottenham and Belgium star will have to wait until after the World Cup. The Red Devils have also expressed interest in signing Jerome Boateng, but Bayern Munich have slapped a £50million price-tag on the German’s head. Bonucci could be signed for cheaper as UEFA prepare to impose sanctions on the Italian giants for breaching Financial Fair Play Rules. Corriere dello Sport say Mourinho is a huge admirer of Bonucci and wants Manchester United to secure his signature imminently as he knows an auction could take place which will raise his fee. Jose Mourinho is keen to bolster his defen...