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Como's Osei Addai faces defining pre-season as squad ambitions sharpen
Como midfielder Jayden Osei Addai heads into the 2026-27 pre-season at a club that is no longer building quietly. With Treviso Chalobah arriving from England and Yan Couto joining from Borussia Dortmu...
Pavard Enters 2026-27 With a Point to Make
Inter defender Benjamin Pavard appeared in the Nerazzurri's pre-season friendly against Manchester City in Hong Kong, with highlights footage confirming his involvement as Inter secured a 4-2 penalty ...
Idzes Draws PSG Interest After Steady Season at Sassuolo's Heart
Paris Saint-Germain have identified Sassuolo centre-back Jay Idzes as a potential defensive addition, with the French club reportedly monitoring the 26-year-old Indonesia captain ahead of a possible m...
Fiorentina's Piccoli faces uncertain future as club signals different priorities
Fiorentina forward Roberto Piccoli enters the 2026-27 pre-season with his club moving decisively in every direction except toward him. The viola have publicly refused to sell Moise Kean, completed the...
McKennie's Juventus Career Reaches Its Quiet Conclusion
Weston McKennie, the Juventus midfielder, has now been excluded from Luciano Spalletti's Asia tour squad — the second consecutive pre-season group from which the 27-year-old American has been omitted ...
Lazio's Taylor exits as Gattuso signals new direction
Lazio midfielder Kenneth Taylor has entered pre-season as a man outside the project. New head coach Gennaro Gattuso, who took charge at Formello this summer, sent Taylor off the training ground last w...
Rovella Faces a New Lazio, a New Coach, and a Question About His Place in Both
Lazio midfielder Nicolò Rovella enters the 2025-26 Serie A season under Gennaro Gattuso's management at a club that has changed its identity more sharply than its squad. With Gattuso publicly stating ...
Inter's Pavard in Focus After Manchester City Friendly
Inter defender Benjamin Pavard scored as the Nerazzurri defeated Manchester City on penalties in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong, the two sides having drawn 1-1 in normal time. The result — Inter w...
Rovella's Quiet Pre-Season Carries Weight in a Lazio Summer of Noise
Lazio midfielder Nicolò Rovella heads into the final days of pre-season as one of the steadier presences at a club that has generated more headlines off the pitch than on it. With Gennaro Gattuso's La...
Fiorentina's Piccoli faces uphill battle for minutes as club prioritizes Kean
Fiorentina forward Roberto Piccoli enters the 2025-26 pre-season in a squad that is tightening rather than opening, with the viola publicly refusing to sell Moise Kean and adding Joao Mario on loan fr...
Weston McKennie's Juventus Future in Doubt as Spalletti Accelerates Summer Rebuild
Weston McKennie, the Juventus midfielder, has now been absent from two consecutive pre-season squads — the friendly against Nizza and the Asia tour call-up list released this week — as the club accele...
Gattuso closes door on Taylor at Lazio
Lazio midfielder Kenneth Taylor has been publicly distanced by incoming head coach Gennaro Gattuso, with the new manager closing the door on any ambiguity about the 24-year-old's standing at Formello....