Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami have reportedly entered the race to sign Manchester City playmaker Bernardo Silva, challenging Juventus for his signature. The 31-year-old is set to leave the Etihad this summer, with a switch to MLS now emerging as one of his free transfer options.
Former BVB professional Donyell Malen moved to AS Roma on loan in the winter. There, his coach employed a certain trick – and since then, the Dutchman has been scoring goals like there's no tomorrow.
Mario Balotelli is representing the 14th club of what has been an eventful career, with a former Italy international team-mate telling GOAL why the enigmatic striker still has “that itch” to play. Giuseppe Rossi knows what ‘Super Mario’ is all about as a performer and person, and has pointed out that - amid all of the headlines - the charismatic forward has always just wanted to play.
The crisis in Italian football academies and Italian football? The former centre forward has a solution: bring in former top-quality players such as Roberto Baggio to the youth teams.
Former Barcelona and Sevilla star Ivan Rakitic has hit out at the decision to allow Luka Modric to leave Real Madrid for AC Milan, labelling the maestro's departure as a significant loss. Rakitic expressed his disbelief that a player of Modric's enduring quality was allowed to walk away from the Bernabeu despite still performing at clinical levels.