Jordan Lovesey

Juventus announced today the signing of Montenegro international Mirko Vucinic, ending the clubs long search for an impact striker. The former Roma star will cost the Turin club 15 million euro, a significantly smaller fee than the club had been willing to pay for their previous targets. For Juve supporters, this hopefully signals that other […]

Roma have grabbed the transfer spotlight as they have closed a deal to bring in Barcelona’s Bojan Krkic. The transfer fee is reported to be 12 million euros, but it is a somewhat convoluted deal that includes a 13 million euro buy-back clause after the 2012-13 season that Roma can negate by paying an additional […]

The door is certainly revolving at Juventus. Yesterday began with the club announcing the arrival of Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal in Turin for a medical. Vidal is set to join the Bianconeri from Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of 10.5 million euros. And as Vidal enters, Felipe Melo exits. Earlier this week, Melo was telling […]

Alexis Sanchez Deal to Barca Finally Done? It appears the dismantling of the best Udinese side in recent memory continues, as star Chilean winger Alexis Sanchez appears to be finally off to Barcelona. Despite the fact that Udinese earned a Champions League spot this season, it is hard to blame the club for this sale. […]

Rossi to sign this week? Juventus have made it clear that among their summer signings they plan to spend big on a marquee striker. However, without the promise if Champions League football next season that task can prove difficult. The club have been linked to just about every available striker in Europe, including Sergio Aguero […]

Just about every league in Europe has their own privileged clubs, the biggest and most popular teams loaded with money to spend and trophies shining in their cabinets. Italy is no exception. Most Serie A seasons begin with pundits trying to decide which of the big clubs will win the championship and which clubs will […]

Napoli Shoot the Moon, Make Offer for Sanchez As we spoke about earlier this week, Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez is one of the most sought after transfer targets by Europe’s top clubs, being linked with high-priced moves to the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Barcelona. But now we find the Chilean wonderkid has a […]

Argentinian club Velez Sarsfield have announced the sale of Ricky Alvarez to Inter Milan, for a fee of around 11 million euros. The 23 year old attacking midfielder was a sought after player in the current transfer window and had reportedly attracted the attention of some big clubs, including Arsenal and Roma. Inter’s new coach, […]

There are a few common factors that can cause a footballer's potential transfer value to skyrocket. Those characteristics include youth, while at the same time possessing a decent level of experience, individual skill, soccer brains, attacking prowess and some those more nebulous intangibles that draw fans to stadiums and televisions to see them play. This […]

As we enter July, the summer transfer market is sure to ratchet up to a fever pitch. Over the next few weeks we will focus on the top targets who may potentially make a move to or with Serie A. Today we focus on one of Italy brightest young stars, Giuseppe Rossi. Born in Teaneck, […]

I am sure you have heard all the old and tired descriptions of Italian football before. The coaches play too defensively, employing the dreaded Catanaccio, and therefore too boring for the rest of the spectating soccer world. While I never have agreed with those in the media who perpetuate these stereotypes, it appears this season […]

The annual carousel of potential transfer targets is spinning once again in Turin as Juventus look to try and build a title contending team. As is the summer tradition, star players from all across Europe are being linked with the Bianconeri. But while the flashy names are splashed across the headlines, club General Manager Giuseppe […]

Whenever a club appoints a successful former player as manager, many in the media wonder why clubs the world over turn towards what appears to be nothing more than sentimentality in the selection process for perhaps its most important employee. And, quite honestly, I understand this criticism. The club in question is usually failing to […]