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TOP STORY: Juve could be pushed to part with Chiesa
Juventus can break up with Federico Chiesa if they fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League, according to Calciomercato.
The Serie A club received a number of requests for the 24-year-old winger’s services throughout the summer, with Chelsea one of the clubs wanted his services. But after a bad start to the season that saw Juve seven points behind the top four in 15 games, Italy international could be allowed to leave for a fee in the region of 100 million euros next summer.
Juve are obligated to sign the Italy international for 40 million euros once his two-year loan expires from Fiorentina in 2022. But that won’t stop them from acting soon and leaving him to profit if an offer came.
Chiesa was a player of the season at Euro 2020, but he is suffering from some mixed form as he continues to adapt Massimiliano Allegri’s tactics, with three goals in 17 appearances. And with a number of clubs already monitoring the situation in Turin, interest will soon return should Juventus find themselves out of the Champions League at the end of the season.
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09.12 GMT: Pep Guardiola said Jack Grealish that the start of his Manchester City career was “better than he could have believed.”
Grealish admits he finds life at the Etihad Stadium quite “difficult” after leaving Aston Villa to become English football’s first £100million player of the summer. He returned to Villa Park for the first time with City on Wednesday and before the game, Guardiola assured the 26-year-old he was satisfied with his form since his arrival.
“My opinion is that he plays much better than he might believe,” Guardiola said in a press conference on Tuesday. “Maybe at Villa it all started with him and he’s free, you know, now he’s in a new position and maybe undefined or too clinical in the final third.
“Maybe because he respects his teammates, maybe because it’s a new environment, and that’s normal, it’s a process. He needs time. All the players that come here, in the first season it’s always been tough, but what he sees and what he has to do that is easy for him with the quality he has. Just being free here. and be yourself, that’s it, no more. I don’t tell the players what to do – they play.”
08.53 GMT: Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips denied talks about a rift with coach Marcelo Bielsa.
England international Phillips, who has been linked with interest from Liverpool and Manchester United, was substituted at half-time in Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Brighton, starting at centre-back.
However, after playing the full 90 minutes in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, he told Amazon Prime: “I’ll play in any position the coach asks. If he wants to. I play central defender, I will play central defender, if he wants me to play goalkeeper, I will play goalkeeper. I respect him a lot, I will never be disappointed with him.
“I’ve seen so many things on social media and TV that me and the manager have failed, it’s never been the case and I want to put that to bed.”
08:00 GMT: Ralf Rangnick may be forced to wait until mid-December to officially begin his role as interim manager of Manchester United Sources spoke to ESPN’s Mark Ogden due to the delay in securing a work visa.
The former Schalke, Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig manager, who stepped down as sporting director at Lokomotiv Moscow to move to United, arrived in England on Tuesday and is currently in isolation until receiving a negative result following tests. PCR test for COVID-19.
But United have confirmed that Rangnick will not be involved before or during the club’s Premier League clash with Arsenal on Thursday, with manager looking after Michael Carrick for team selection and tactics for the game.
United announced last Friday that Rangnick would manage the team until the end of the season before taking on a senior football adviser role at Old Trafford on a two-year deal after recruiting a longtime successor. long for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was sacked from his position as manager. on November 21st.
But due to a lack of coaching experience since relinquishing his role as RB Leipzig coach in 2019 – Rangnick became head of Red Bull’s sports and development department after stepping down as coach – the man Age 63 does not automatically qualify for United UK Responsible Work Permit at United.
As a result, the Germans face an independent panel appointed by the Football Association to secure the necessary visas to work in the Premier League, through the British FA’s Exception Council to get approval from the Governing Body. waiving the requirement for a work permit after the UK leaves the European Union earlier this year.
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Mark Ogden explains why Ralf Rangnick accepted as interim manager of Manchester United.
PAPER GOSSIP (by Adam Brown)
– Ekrem Konur write that Real Madrid not interested in the word approach Manchester United because the Vinicius Junior. Although the Premier League side registered an interest in the 21-year-old winger, Madrid were quick to dismiss the idea and would not allow it. Brazil International will leave in the January window.
– A lot of teams are fighting for the signature of Renato Sanches, based on Ekrem Konur, who writes that six parties have joined the queue for Lille midfielder. Newcastle United Football Club were reported to be tracking the 24-year-old, but they are currently facing competition from Liverpool, City of Manchester, Barcelona, AC Milan and Wolves.
– Andreas Christensen was given a contract ultimatum by Thomas Tuchel, writing mirror. The Chelsea boss wants the midfielder to sign new terms as soon as possible as the club continue to deal with uncertainty over the contract situations of several defenders. The 25-year-old has been at Stamford Bridge for almost a decade, joining Brondby in 2012, but his contract expires in 2022.
-There’s been a lot of talk about ‘s future Karim Adeyemi in recent months, but Mirror reports that Manchester United are the latest team to enter the race for the 19-year-old winger in question. While he plays for FC Salzburg, his agents are said to have met people like Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain, but after Ralf Rangnick was appointed as interim manager at Old Trafford, he may now consider the option of a move to the Premier League.
– Agent of Agustin Alvarez is in Milan this week as he prepares for talks with both AC Milan and Internazionale, based on Nicolo Schira. The 20-year-old midfielder has impressed with his performances for Penarol in the Copa Sudamericana, and that has seen interest from Europe start to emerge from Serie A following the election of both Milan sides. scouts watched him in recent matches.
