The Argentinian star went into the season way down the pecking order but has tenaciously come to the fore By Ben McAleer for WhoScored In pre-season, Tanguy Ndombele was the Tottenham player tipped to be handed another chance by Ange Postecoglou. The Frenchman is blessed with ample talent but his application is found wanting. Mauricio Pochettino, José Mourinho and Antonio Conte have all failed to manage the midfielder. Nothing changed under Postecoglou, and Spurs’ club-record signing was shipped off to Galatasaray on loan. Tottenham have an incredibly bloated squad that needs trimming. Ndombele, Japhet Tanganga and Sergio Reguilón all departed on loan last summer, though the latter has returned to the club. Hugo Lloris left for LAFC last weekhaving dropped down the goalkeeping pecking order while Eric Dier is unlikely to be on the books for much longer as the club pursues the services of Genoa’s Radu Dragusin. Giovani Lo Celso could have fallen into the same bracket but the Argentinian has gone from forgotten midfielder to key man in a few short weeks. Continue reading...

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! If we’re honest, January’s transfer window is silly season, a chance to fantasise. What if Player X were to join Club Y? Just think of the xG and the pressing stats, the transition control and verticality IP. Awlright! But equally, to continue this outbreak of honesty, then 2024’s January window has not exactly stirred the creative juices just yet. This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...

End of Decreto Crescita will make it more costly for Serie A clubs to sign foreigners, but should they look closer to home? The year ended with news that many within Italian football had been dreading. After a heated debate between government ministers on Thursday, the Decreto Crescita (growth decree) that granted tax breaks to foreign professionals was allowed to lapse. Introduced in April 2019, the decree had a profound effect on Serie A, reducing the tax burden for teams signing players from abroad by as much as 50%. It made transfers possible that otherwise may never have happened. The football finance website calcioefinanza.it estimated Roma and Milan are each saving more than €20m annually on their wage bills, with Juventus, on €17.55m, not far behind. Continue reading...

Fabrizio Romano expects Juventus to complete the signing of 17-year-old Vasilije Adzic in a matter of weeks. The teenager… The post Romano tips Montenegrin teenager to join Juventus in coming weeks – Details revealed appeared first on Juvefc.com.

Rabiot goal leaves Juve two points behind InternazionaleThird-placed Milan beat Sassuolo through Pulisic goal Adrien Rabiot’s second-half goal earned Juventus a 1-0 home win against Roma as they moved within two points of the Serie A leaders, Internazionale. Juve got the breakthrough two minutes after halftime when Rabiot, left unmarked by the Roma defence, received a flick from Dusan Vlahovic inside the box and calmly slotted home. Federico Chiesa thought he had extended Juve’s lead just before the end, receiving a deflected ball inside the box and turning it in, but was flagged offside. Continue reading...

Juventus welcome Roma to the Allianz Stadium this evening and this is the team that Max Allegri has selected… The post Image – Official Juventus team to face Roma appeared first on Juvefc.com.

Arnautovic scores for leaders but Genoa earn 1-1 drawNapoli match ‘like a game of rugby’, claims Mazzarri The Serie A leaders Internazionale were held to a 1-1 draw away to Genoa as Marko Arnautovic’s first league goal for the club was cancelled out by a header from Radu Dragusin. Inter are top with 45 points but the result gives Juventus, second on 40 points, an opportunity to close the gap as they host Roma on Saturday. Inter broke the deadlock after 42 minutes when Arnautovic found himself in the right place to tap home a rebound off the post following Nicolò Barella’s volley. The Austria striker opened his account for the club in Serie A after being sidelined for several matches due to a hamstring injury after his loan move from Bologna in the close season. Continue reading...