Sarri to Atalanta and Amorim to Milan: a managerial merry-go-round in Serie A
A day of dugout revolutions: Maurizio Sarri is Atalanta's new head coach, while Milan have wrapped up Ruben Amorim on a two-year deal plus an option. In the background, Giovanni Carnevali's Juventus are pushing for Dibu Martinez and, in Spain, Real Madrid have made Cucurella official.
The day's two biggest stories come from the benches. Atalanta have made Maurizio Sarri official: according to Sky Sport, eurosport.it and La Gazzetta dello Sport, the coach has signed a three-year contract at Zingonia, ending weeks of waiting in Bergamo. Almost simultaneously, Milan settled their managerial question: as reported by Corriere dello Sport and Corriere della Sera, Ruben Amorim will be the new Rossoneri boss, with Calciomercato.com describing an agreement on a two-year deal plus an option and his imminent arrival in Italy to sign.
Milan are also moving at boardroom level: Calciomercato.com points to Krösche as the new technical director, with a deal already in place and only Eintracht Frankfurt left to convince. In Turin, meanwhile, it is Giovanni Carnevali's first day as Juventus' managing director: the executive who arrived from Sassuolo, Calciomercato.com reports, has scrapped most of the plans left by the previous Comolli regime, effectively sparing only Jeremie Boga, whose buyout has been made official, as confirmed by Gianluca Di Marzio and Tuttosport.
In the transfer market, Juventus keep pushing for a goalkeeper: Sky Sport reports an agreement reached with Emiliano 'Dibu' Martinez, while La Gazzetta dello Sport puts Aston Villa's asking price at around 15 million euros, a figure on which the Bianconeri are negotiating a discount. The Dusan Vlahovic situation lingers in the background, with Spalletti keen to keep him in Turin, while stated targets still include Alexander Sorloth of Atlético Madrid and Oscar Mingueza of Celta Vigo.
Inter are focused above all on outgoings: Daniele Frattesi is the hottest name amid a possible move to Nottingham Forest, while in midfield the Nerazzurri are tracking Liverpool's Curtis Jones and Udinese's Arthur Atta; incoming, young Riccardo Mancini has already arrived from Roma. The Giallorossi themselves have wrapped up Salah-Eddine from PSV and, as RomaToday reports, have made an offer to Marseille for Mason Greenwood, while Marcelo Vaz has left for Genoa.
Napoli have put defence at the top of their shopping list: Corriere dello Sport and Il Mattino describe their push for Lazio's Mario Gila, with Rafik Khalaili among the other profiles being followed, while Allan has left the club for Everton. Lazio have confirmed a 'zero-balance' market with an official statement and are standing firm on Ivan Provedel, who is on Inter's radar; meanwhile in Turin a new era is taking shape under Ignazio Abate, joined by Gazzi as team manager.
Looking abroad, Real Madrid have made the signing of Marc Cucurella from Chelsea official, as reported by Sky Sport, and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport they continue to test the ground for Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori. In Spain, Athletic Club have tied down Nico Williams with a renewal and brought back Aymeric Laporte (Tuttosport, Sportmediaset), while in the Premier League Barcelona have reached an agreement with Newcastle for Anthony Gordon, with Goal.com reporting an 80-million-euro deal, and Aston Villa are preparing to lose Dibu Martinez, bound for Turin.
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