Milan do not have the finances to sign Davide Astori or Davide Santon, according to the players agent.
Both the Cagliaria centre-back and the Newcastle United defender have been reported targets of Massimiliano Allegri at San Siro.
However, according to Renzo Contratto, who represents both players, Milan do not have the finances available to make the deals a reality.
He is certainly a player who they are interested in but if there are no finances available then a deal can never happen, Contratto told Milan News.
There was an attempt for him in January but, in this case too, nothing occurred because of a lack of funds.
For Santon, any potential move would mean a return to San Siro, having played for Inter before joining Newcastle in 2011.
Astori is…
Newly-appointed Chivas USA manager Jose Luis Real has described the opportunity as the biggest challenge of his career.
Real, who had previously managed Chivas Guadalajara between 2009 and 2011, guiding them to the final of the Copa Libertadores in his final year with the club.
He takes over from Jose Luis Sanchez Sola, who was dismissed in May and has stressed is eagerness to guide the Los Angeles-based side, who have not won an MLS match since March 30, to success.
Anytime there s an opportunity to make history, I sign up, he said.
Nobody can erase history. At this moment, Chivas is in the midst of an integrative project. I m not here to just coach the club for personal gain; I m going to do everything so that this team has success.
Reports had suggested that Real h…
Nathan Ake is eager to return to Chelsea once his loan spell with Watford comes to a close at the end of the season.
The Netherlands Under-21 international has been a key figure for Quique Sanchez Flores men this campaign and recent reports suggested Watford are keen to make his stay at the club permanent.
However, the versatile defender has set his sights on a return to Stamford Bridge, although he has admitted he needs regular playing time in order to keep improving.
Of course, I would like to return to Chelsea, the 21-year-old told the official KNVB website.
But it is important for a player of my age to get regular playing time. Things have been going pretty well this season. I am getting plenty of gametime and I really feel like I am improving as a…
Market: Columbia win
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Japan and Colombia meet in the opening game of Group H at the World Cup finals, with El Tricolor and the Samurai Blue battling for a strong start in Russia.
Tipped by many as the front-runners to top Group H later this month, Colombia will be hoping to replicate the same form that saw them breeze through the 2014 World Cup finals and even beat fellow South Americans Uruguay in the last 16. While they may be coming off the back of consecutive 0-0 draws with fellow finalists Egypt and Australia, we do believe that José Pékerman s side will have to much firepower come kick off. Leading the line for El Tricolor will be Bayern Munich s James Rodríguez along with Radamel Falcao and Villarreal s Carlos Bacca.
As for The Samura…
Juventus have called a media conference for Wednesday amid speculation Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli are to renew their contracts with the Serie A club.
Reports have indicated goalkeeper Buffon and defender Barzagli will sign deals with Juve until 2018.
Buffon s current contract with the club expires at the end of the 2016-17 season while Barzagli is out of contract at the conclusion of this campaign.
The pair will hold a news conference with chairman Andrea Agnelli at 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT).
. and to meet the media alongside Andrea Agnelli in Vinovo tomorrow at 14.00 CEST.
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen)
Buffon has won seven Serie A titles and one Coppa Italia since joining Juve from Parma in 2001. He has also twice reach…
The United States claimed their first win over Mexico in more than three years with a hard-fought 1-0 victory in a friendly on Tuesday.
Tyler Adams scored his maiden international goal, his 71st-minute effort lifting USA to their first win against Mexico since April 2015.
Mexico had appeared the better of two understrength sides at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
However, the visitors were reduced to 10 men with 23 minutes remaining after Angel Zaldivar was sent off.
That moment swung the game in USA s favour, and Adams nice finish proved to be the match-winner on the 17th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Mexico, under interim coach Ricardo Ferretti, made the better start and only USA goalkeeper Zack Steffen denied them a 16th-minute lead.
Deportivo La Coruna have sacked head coach Pepe Mel following their difficult start to the season.
A 2-1 defeat at home to Girona on Monday left the Galician side two points above LaLiga s relegation zone, with only two wins from their first nine games.
Youth coach Cristobal Parralo has been placed in charge until the end of 2017-18.
The board of directors have decided to rescind the contract of Pepe Mel as first-team coach, a club statement confirmed.
The club want to sincerely thank the Madrid-born coach and his coaching staff for the dedication, effort and professionalism they have shown during the time they have been in charge of the first-team squad.
Cristobal Parralo, coach of Deportivo Fabril, will be placed in charge of the team until t…
Jack Grealish has earned a first senior England call-up for the Nations League clashes with Iceland and Denmark, while Marcus Rashford and Harry Winks have withdrawn from the squad.
Grealish was initially overlooked for the Group A2 encounters with Iceland in Reykjavik on Saturday and Denmark in Copenhagen three days later.
The Aston Villa captain has now been drafted into the squad by Gareth Southgate, who came in for criticism for omitting the midfielder last week.
Grealish represented England at under-21 level and played in Southgate s 2016 Toulon Tournament-winning squad.
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— England (@England)
Manchester United forward Rashford misses out with an ankle injury, while Tottenham midfielder …
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Wednesday 11th July
19:00 BST Croatia vs England
With a nation now believing, although Gareth Southgate s Three Lions are still the youngest and most inexperienced side at this summers World Cup finals, England have now reached their first semi-finals since 1990 and find their confidence at an all-time high. Coming off the back of a dominant 2-0 win over Sweden in the quarter-finals, The Whites have lost just two of their last 30 competitive matches (W22, D6) s…
Liverpool are ready to offer Joe Gomez a fresh contract, according to the Mirror.
The England international has more than three years remaining on his current deal but is set to be rewarded for his early season form.
The twenty-one-year-old has played in all but one of the Reds’ league games and every minute of their Champions League campaign so far while he also featured in three of the last four fixtures for his country.
Gomez signed from Charlton Athletic in the summer of 2015 and has since racked up in fifty-three appearances in all competitions.
He has been capped five times for the Three Lions and would most likely have been part of their squad for this summer’s World Cup finals had he not been injured.
Jurgen Klopp’s side trave…