Lunch Break: it's Palestra-Inter day, Roma push for Greenwood
At noon the main course is black-and-blue: Inter are at agreement day with Atalanta for Marco Palestra, with bonuses and a sell-on percentage now on the table (Calciomercato, Corriere della Sera). On the rest of the menu Roma go shopping for Greenwood, Juventus lay out their midfield, and from La Liga Real Madrid hold the future of Nico Paz in their hands.
Let's start with the first course, served hot. Inter have found the formula with Atalanta for Marco Palestra: agent Alessandro Lucci is in Milan to close the deal (eurosport.it) and for the papers it's «agreement day», with bonuses and a sell-on percentage trimming the last gaps (Calciomercato). Sky Sport and Corriere della Sera describe the Nerazzurri as «one step away», after the clubs met in recent days.
On the same table comes a Spanish dish: Nico Paz's future remains a Real Madrid call. Como have set Thursday for a meeting with the blancos to bring him back home (Calciomercato), but Inter are watching and, according to eurosport.it, are weighing a 60-million investment. Sky Sport sums it up as «Como-Nico Paz, Real business»: the knot will only loosen once Madrid have decided.
In Rome the priority has an English name. The Giallorossi have their sights on Marseille's Mason Greenwood: the plan is a two-tranche offer to get ahead of the 60-million release clause (Calciomercato), with the Friedkins having already given the green light (ANSA) and Forzaroma.info insisting «Greenwood is the priority». Already digested as a starter, instead, is the official sale of Tommaso Baldanzi to Genoa (Retesport).
A hearty Juventus second course, heavy on midfield. Davide Frattesi «only wants Juve» and the Bianconeri are mulling a swap involving Cambiaso (SportPaper, Virgilio Sport), while Spalletti has asked for Stanislav Lobotka and Carnevali is preparing an offer to Napoli (SportPaper). Between the posts the Emiliano «Dibu» Martínez thread from Aston Villa stays alive (La Gazzetta dello Sport), with an open auction for Nicolò Zaniolo rounding off the Turin menu (Tuttosport).
For dessert, a few tastes from the other kitchens. In the Premier League Sandro Tonali is on the move, tipped towards Tottenham (ANSA); Como are closing for Pablo Milla from Getafe and for Kaiki, while Borussia Dortmund are eyeing Kempf (Sky Sport); and at Milan the Luka Modrić case is front and centre, with Cardinale and Amorim keen to keep him (eurosport.it). All told, it's a midday with a strong Italian flavour: enjoy your meal.
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