Juventus striker Jonathan David has been linked with a move away from the Italian club this summer. Aston Villa are reportedly interested in signing the player, as per Gazzetta dello Sport. He has also been linked with clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal. The 26-year-old has not been able to live up to expectations in […] The post Aston Villa identify 26-year-old as surprise target after disappointing Serie A spell appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!“You don’t do a documentary with a guy who wins nothing,” parps José Mourinho during the trailer for his shiny, new Netflix film, although since 2017, his sole piece of silverware is the 2021-22 Tin Pot with Roma. And while his failure to win anything with Tottenham, Fenerbahce or Benfica didn’t exactly – on paper, at least – make him the most obvious candidate as the author of that opening quote, neither does he immediately feel like the best man to put Florentino Pérez’s Death Star back on course in Madrid.Having boycotted the Geopolitics World Cup due to my dislike of Fifa, Infantino, Trump, etc and therefore having nothing to write about, I’m now ready to pick up my quill and parchment once more. Even allowing for my team, Hearts’, disjointed recent hire and exits, I do think we have had incredibly bad luck in all our European draws. First it was Sturm Graz, now Benfica, and next, in Tin Pot, it seems likely we’ll get Rapid Vienna. I’ve actually heard of every one of these teams. Why couldn’t we have got some other made-up team from an even worse league than the Scottish Premiership? Or is getting out of Europe before the end of August the only thing that might help us in the league?” – Ken Muir.I enjoyed the link to the Rivaldo article from 2002 (Friday’s Football Daily). It came complete with the quaint idea that a Serie A giant with Big Cup football could offer more wages than Spurs. Anyone under 30 would find the idea laughable” – Dave Lambley.How beautiful St James’ Park was (Friday’s Memory Lane, full email edition). It really did remind me of the old Luigi Ferraris, where I spent nearly every Sunday in the early 80s. My mate was supporting the cyclists (Sampdoria) and me, of course, Genoa … we were taking each other to the home matches. I only went once to the one rebuilt for Italia 90 and found it so ugly and soulless. Some background in one of the local TV archives” – Giuseppe. Continue reading...
Alejandro Garnacho has joined Aston Villa on loan from Chelsea (Photo: Getty) Roma have reportedly added another Chelsea star to their transfer shortlist after failing to sign Alejandro Garnacho earlier this summer. The Serie A club had been the favourites to land Garnacho after Chelsea put the winger up for sale less than a year after his high-profile transfer from Manchester United. But in the end it was Aston Villa who signed the Argentina international on a loan deal, with the move set to become permanent should ‘certain criteria be met’. Roma manager Gian Piero Gasperini is still desperate to sign a left-sided attacker and are looking to get a deal done quickly, with the Italian side kicking-off their season against Fiorentina on August 24. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. Reports from Italy, via The Sun, claim that RB Leipzig’s Antonio Nusa and Lyon’s Malick Fofana are on their shortlist, as is Jamie Gittens. Like Garnacho, Gittens only moved to Stamford Bridge last summer in a deal worth £52million from Borussia Dortmund and like Garnacho, he endured a very difficult debut season. The England youth international scored just one goal and made five assists in 27 appearances across all competitions, before sitting out the second-half of the season with a hamstring injury. Jamie Gittens scored just one goal in his debut season at Chelsea (Photo: Getty) It was reported in June that Chelsea were willing to be patient with Gittens but that was before Xabi Alonso splashed a record £117m on left-sided attacker Morgan Rogers. The 22-year-old was an unused substitute in Saturday’s 3-0 pre-season win over AC Milan and with no European football this season, Gittens may struggle for game time. Roma do not have much transfer funds to play with, so it is expected they would seek a loan move for the winger but it remains to be seen whether Alonso would sanction his departure. Roma boss Gian Piero Gasperini is desperate to sign a new left winger (Photo: Getty) Gittens is not among the 11 players that Chelsea are reportedly trying to sell before the transfer window closes and would be the only back-up option to Rogers should Pedro Neto and Mykhailo Mudryk depart. The Blues have two more friendlies to play before they begin the season with a trip to west London rivals Fulham on August 24. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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