Arsenal have completed the signing of defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna in a deal worth £42 million. The Italian defender has signed a five-year contract that will keep him at Arsenal until 2029. The 22-year-old who can play as a centre-back or left-back becomes Arsenal's second major acquisition after the permanent signing of goalkeeper David Raya from Brentford. Bologna bought him from Swiss club Basel last...
Manchester United have announced the signing of striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna. The fee is believed to be in the region of £36.5m which the Red Devils will pay over three years. The Dutchman of Nigerian heritage has signed a five-year contract with the option of a further year. Zirkzee, who was part of Ronald Koeman's Euro 2024 squad, scored 12 goals and provided seven assists...
Bologna have been dealt a huge blow after announcing that star forward Joshua Zirkzee has suffered a muscle injury. The 22-year-old Dutch-Nigerian forward was taken off in the Rossoblu’s 1-0 loss at home to Serie A leaders Inter Milan due to some discomfort and was replaced by Argentine teenager Santiago Castro. Medical tests were carried out on Zirkzee on Monday morning and it was revealed he...
Salernitana manager Filippo Inzaghi praised Simy Nwankwo's performance despite their 2-1 Serie A home loss to Bologna on Sunday. The 31-year-old Nigerian scored in the 75th minute off an assist from Antonio Candreva after Dutch-Nigerian forward Joshua Zirkzee netted a brace in the first half. Simy has had very limited playing time this season, failing to make the Serie A matchday squad on 11 occasions and...
Napoli manager Rudi Garcia has stated that the club did not intend to hurt Victor Osimhen over the offensive video posted on the club's TikTok account after his penalty miss against Bologna. The reigning Serie A champions became the centre of global attention on the video with social media reaction deeming it racist and Osimhen's agent threatening legal action over the incident. All of that was...
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