Reduced suspension for Patric
Lazio defender Patric will be available against Cagliari, as Serie A partially accepted the Aquile’s appeal and changed his ban to three games and a €20,000 fine. Serie A’s Court…
Donati: ‘I envy the Bundesliga players’
Lecce defender Giulio Donati ‘envied his colleagues’ from the Bundesliga and wants Italy to follow a similar protocol for the resumption. After spending six years in Germany, the right-back moved…
Donati: ‘Bundesliga lacks tactics’
Lecce defender Giulio Donati was “so determined to come back to Serie A, as I really missed Italian football. There aren’t many tactics in the Bundesliga.” He left Inter for…
Lecce to ‘limit’ Napoli
Giulio Donati has claimed he is ready to limit Napoli, as Lecce will approach Sunday’s match at the San Paolo with “a lot of energy”. After a big 4-0 win…
Official: Lecce sign Donati
Lecce have officially signed former Bayer Leverkusen right-back Giulio Donati on a free transfer, as he had been without a club since the summer. Donati came through the youth system…
SPAL: D’Alessandro damages ACL
SPAL wingback Marco D’Alessandro faces several months on the sidelines after damaging knee ligaments. D’Alessandro lasted just 24 minutes of SPAL’s 3-0 defeat to Sassuolo, and his club confirmed on…
Romulo out, Donati in for Genoa?
Brescia are negotiating for Romulo, with Genoa ready to replace him with ex-Bayer Leverkusen and Mainz right-back Giulio Donati. Romulo has just returned from a loan spell with Lazio, where…
Verona set for triple swoop
Serie A new boys Verona are hoping to tie up a triple swoop for defenders Salvatore Bocchetti, Giulio Donati and Koray Gunter. According to Gazzetta dello Sport and Sky Sport…
Revealed: Fiorentina’s transfer targets
Vincenzo Montella’s Fiorentina shopping list for this summer has reportedly been revealed. According to La Nazione, a new right-back is a priority for the Viola next season and Torino’s Ola…
Donati: ‘I’d love Napoli’
FSV Mainz defender Giulio Donati admits “it’d be wonderful to play for Napoli and we’ll see how negotiations go.” The 26-year-old former Inter right-back has been in Germany since 2013…
Donati: ‘Ask my agent’
Giulio Donati says he’ll have to “talk to my agent” to see if a Napoli move is a possibility. The Mainz right-back’s representative revealed he is in talks with the…
ADL: ‘I haven’t talked to Higuain’
Aurelio De Laurentiis “hasn’t spoken” to Gonzalo Higuain, but doesn’t think he’d go to Napoli’s “historic rivals” Juventus. Last season’s Capocannoniere has been linked with a move to the Bianconeri,…
Agent: ‘Donati close to Napoli’
Giulio Donati’s agent confirms Napoli talks but “it’s not done yet, we’ll continue to talk”. The Partenopei are in the market for a right-back, and were on the verge of…
‘Inter wanted Criscito but…’
Domenico Criscito was a target for Inter, but Zenit St Petersburg consider him “unsellable” according to his agent. The defender was heavily linked with the Nerazzurri this summer, but when…
Donati: ‘Roma-Bayer decisive’
Bayer Leverkusen’s Italian defender Giulio Donati believes their upcoming Champions League tie with Roma will ‘shift the balance of the group.’ The German side, who knocked out the Giallorossi’s rivals…
Bigon: ‘Napoli don’t want controversy’
Napoli sporting director Riccardo Bigon insists the club isn’t trying to stir up controversy after their defeat to Juventus. The Partenopei were incensed after Martin Caceres’ goal during the game,…