Riccardo Calafiori will quickly head up on switch shortlists throughout the globe following Italy’s Euros exit.
Luciano Spalletti’s males succumbed to a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Switzerland.
Fabrizio Romano now studies that Premier League golf equipment are anticipated to enter the race for the alleged Liverpool switch goal this summer time.
“He’s a participant who already gave the inexperienced mild to a possible transfer on this case to Juventus,” the CaughtOffside columnist spoke on the Right here We Go podcast.
“In February/March, Calafiori already mentioned ‘sure’ to Juventus. The supervisor of Bologna, Thiago Motta, joined Juventus. So Calafiori might be the right alternative however between Bologna and Juventus, due to the Motta case, their relationship shouldn’t be that simple – they gained’t make Juventus’ life simple in negotiations for Riccardo Calafiori.
“Because of this Bologna anticipate Premier League golf equipment to enter the race for Calafiori. So, Arsenal have an curiosity. It’s not a negotiation however curiosity is there. Additionally Chelsea desires to herald yet another gifted participant within the defensive positions – so might be a left-back or centre-back, however left-footed. Riccardo Calafiori is without doubt one of the most gifted round.
“So keep watch over these two golf equipment. Chelsea and Arsenal. However nonetheless an open race with Juventus having the inexperienced mild with the participant however nonetheless ready to discover a means with Bologna.”
In the meantime, the Merseysiders are thought to ‘retain an curiosity’ in Newcastle United’s Anthony Gordon.
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The chance of a switch being accomplished for the Magpies footballer, nevertheless, appears considerably slim given the funds concerned.
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A signing that matches the invoice for Liverpool
Slightly in contrast to Anthony Gordon from a positional sense, Liverpool have a transparent want for a left-sided centre-back.
Sure, there’s many an argument that may be made for locating a right-sided centre-half following Joel Matip’s exit from the membership on the expiration of his contract.
However – and it’s a huge however – when on earth are we going to take discovering a Virgil van Dijk successor critically?
Don’t get us fallacious, we don’t suppose our colossal No.4 shall be packing it in for us any time quickly. Nor would we want him to.
However while we proceed to scour the marketplace for a viable, dependable associate for our former Southampton man, we’re doubtlessly lacking alternatives to safe the way forward for the backline for the following decade and a half.
Riccardo Calafiori may very effectively be the person to alleviate some severe switch nervousness on our half right here at Empire of the Kop.
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