Palestra to Chelsea, Nico Paz to Milan: Serie A in overdrive

A frantic day on the market: Chelsea have wrapped up Marco Palestra from Atalanta on a verbal agreement worth over 55 million, while Milan have sealed the arrival of Nico Paz from Real Madrid. Juventus, Napoli and Roma are all moving too, with Lazio turning to Gennaro Gattuso on the bench.

The standout deal comes from England: according to Calciomercato.com it is “here we go” for Marco Palestra to Chelsea, with the Blues having reached a verbal agreement with Atalanta on a deal worth more than 55 million in total. Almost simultaneously, Milan have finalised the signing of Nico Paz from Real Madrid as the Rossoneri complete a busy outgoing window.

Juventus are closing in on Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez, with the negotiation for the Argentine goalkeeper with Aston Villa now well advanced. The possible return of Randal Kolo Muani from Tottenham, by contrast, remains stalled: Calciomercato.com reports the costs are still too high and there has been no breakthrough.

Napoli are accelerating in midfield and have moved for Joao Gomes, arriving from Wolverhampton. The Azzurri keep pushing for Lazio's Mario Gila but, as Calciomercato.com notes, must fend off Atalanta, who are ready to step in with an offer for the Spanish defender.

On the way out, Milan have placed Yunus Musah at Atalanta, Matteo Gabbia at Villarreal, Samuel Chukwueze at Fulham and Patrick Cutrone at Wolverhampton. Atalanta, in turn, cash in from the Palestra sale and are trying a swoop for Kerim Alajbegovic, another name they are tracking according to Calciomercato.com.

Plenty of Roma: Tommaso Baldanzi is officially a Genoa player, while the Giallorossi are advancing for Donyell Malen from Aston Villa and Bryan Zaragoza from Bayern Munich. On the sales front, Matias Soulé is now on the market with enquiries from German and Arab clubs, and Inter have opened talks over Dodô, on his way out of Fiorentina (source: Calciomercato.com). On the bench, Lazio have confirmed Gennaro Gattuso, who has signed through 2028.

Around Europe: in La Liga, Barcelona have landed Nico Williams from Athletic Club and are also chasing Newcastle's Anthony Gordon, while Real Madrid push for Marc Cucurella from Chelsea; off the pitch, Atletico Madrid intend to report Barcelona to FIFA over their agreement for Julian Alvarez. In the Premier League, Manchester United have completed Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford and Tottenham have all but closed Marcos Senesi.

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