Lunch Break: Palestra Waits, Sorloth at Auction, Milan Hunt a Coach

Sunday's transfer window opens under a cloud of uncertainty: Inter and Atalanta are still deadlocked over Palestra, while Juventus risk losing Sorloth to an international bidding war. Milan are still without a manager; Napoli's Allegri is already hard at work.

A weekend stalemate on the Palestra deal: according to Sky Sport, negotiations between Inter and Atalanta have stalled despite the player's clear desire to join the Nerazzurri. Marotta has stated the asking price is "fair and logical", but the gap with Percassi remains. A fresh name has appeared on Inter's list, though: Liverpool's Curtis Jones. The spark was lit by Federico Chiesa, who revealed that the English midfielder had asked him about life in Italy (Calciomercato.com). Meanwhile Stankovic is already in Milan — confirmed on the club's official website.

Juventus need to move fast on Alexander Sørloth. Calciomercato.com warns this morning that Premier League clubs have entered the race and that Atlético Madrid would rather trigger an auction than sell directly. Spalletti has already spoken with the Norwegian and the player side looks promising, but a club-to-club agreement is still elusive. On the goalkeeping front, while Vicario remains an option, it is Maignan who has the Juventus board most excited, according to Tuttosport.

Milan have the most open building site of any club. A manager is still missing: Arbeloa has been approached (Milanisti Channel), while Rangnick is tied up with Austria until at least the European Championship. Leao wants to leave and the club would sell — and Juventus are already knocking for Maignan (Virgilio Sport). According to Calciomercato.com, Milan risk losing the goalkeeper, the forward and several other key figures from the squad that closed out the Allegri era in one fell swoop.

Allegri is wasting no time at Napoli. Calciomercato.com reports that the Livorno-born coach wants to build his team around Kevin De Bruyne, earmarking him as the tactical and technical fulcrum — a Modric-style bet. Hojlund has been permanently signed from Manchester United and Alisson Santos similarly bought outright: Napoli are laying bricks steadily under new management.

Transfer flashes: Vincenzo Italiano has signed with Besiktas until 2028 (La Gazzetta dello Sport) and Fiorentina are closing in on Fabio Grosso. Roma are still chasing Mason Greenwood from Marseille for around 55 million euros (LaRoma24.it) and are competing with Juventus for Brahim Diaz (Calciomercato.com). Cagliari are exploring a loan deal for Berenbruch from Inter (La Gazzetta dello Sport), while Como make it clear: Cambiaso and Chiesa are both out of their target range (Planetwin365).

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