The 43-year-old Italian is looking to kickstart his coaching career following a fairly uninspiring year in charge of Juventus, where he achieved a fourth-place finish, a Coppa Italia, and a Supercoppa Italiana title.
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The Serie A club confirmed the extension of the 63-year-old head coach’s deal in a statement on Thursday.
The Old Lady currently look set to allow both Moise Kean, Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata to leave this summer.
Juve had been deservedly leading through quickfire goals from Alex Sandro and Dusan Vlahovic early in the second half
The three were the only founding clubs not to renounce the widely-derided Super League after the breakaway project’s collapse in April 2021.
The 26-year-old has been at the Westfalenstadion since the start of 2018, the Switzerland international making a total of 29 appearances in the Bundesliga and Europe this campaign.
The Daily Star said the Brazil forward has become a fringe first-team figure this season for Pep Guardiola’s treble chasers.
Substitute Gerard Moreno converted a penalty, then Pau Torres was left unmarked to redirect in a corner before Arnaut Danjuma added another spot kick.
Osimhen spent the Christmas break in his native country but is expected to return to Naples on Friday for a medical check after a cheekbone surgery undergone at the end of November.
Massimiliano Allegri’s side leapfrogged Chelsea to claim top spot after Moise Kean headed the only goal of the game and Chelsea conceded a last-gasp equaliser at Zenit Saint Petersburg.
In the 72nd minute Morata was penalised for a handball in Genoa’s area and he was aggrieved, opting to unleash some choice words in the direction of the referee and Genoa defender Davide Biraschi.
The two parties were recently locked in talks over fresh terms for the Argentina international, who was due to become a free agent at the end of the season.
The former Arsenal man has struggled to make a name for himself at Juventus over the past two years, and his fortunes have not improved since the return of Massimiliano Allegri.
Alves, 38, has successfully passed his medical check-up, prior to signing his contract with Barcelona to June 2022. The Brazilian fullback arrived at Barcelona Hospital at around 9am to undergo the routine tests required, which lasted over two and a half hours.
Juve were one of 12 prospective founding members to announce their intention to form the breakaway, closed-shop competition involving Europe’s elite.
The top clash from Spain sees Barcelona welcome Valencia to the Camp Nou on the evening of Sunday, 17th October at 8pm on SuperSport La Liga (DStv channel and GOtv channel), with both teams looking to find some consistency and build momentum after up-and-down starts to the 2021-22 campaign. Barcelona will hope to unleash Ansu Fati, who has made an impressive return from injury in recent weeks.
They might not be the Juventus of old, but they proved they still know a thing or two about how to beat a team without the ball.
Juve took an early 1-0 lead thanks to Alvaro Morata’s strike and looked in control going into the latter stages but they spurned a chance to earn their first Serie A win of the season.
The Nigeria international was sent off for hitting out at Venezia player Daan Heymans during the opening game of the season
The Portuguese international is confirmed to be returning to Old Trafford in a deal worth €15 million (£12.9 million).