Thiago Motta 👀 Politano renewal, Roma-Zhegrova twist: today’s news🔥 | OneFootball

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Despite the break for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the big Serie A teams are working on and off the field.

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Here are the most important news of the day concerning the top of the Italian championship.

Juve, Thiago Motta between Leverkusen and a sabbatical year

According to Tuttosport, Bayer Leverkusen has also included Thiago Motta in the list of possible successors to Erik Ten Hag, who was recently sacked. Juventus, still tied to the coach by a costly contract of 15 million euros gross, would welcome his arrival in Germany to lighten the balance sheet.

However, the orientation of the former Bologna coach seems to be different. Motta, according to Tuttosport, would prefer to stop for a year, avoiding "burning out" with a project considered in decline, after the numerous summer sales that have weakened Leverkusen compared to the team that won the Bundesliga two seasons ago with Xabi Alonso.

Milan, Galliani towards the return

Adriano Galliani is preparing to return to Milan seven years after his departure, but not as CEO: the executive is ready to enter as a consultant for RedBird alongside Gerry Cardinale and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. As revealed by MilanNews.it, Galliani has already met Giorgio Furlani reaching a preliminary agreement pending developments.

The return is, however, strictly linked to the sale of Monza. Only with the closing between Fininvest and Beckett Layn Ventures will the final go-ahead come for his new role. Once the transfer of ownership of the Brianza club is completed, Galliani can officially return to the Rossoneri, thus closing a long circle of his career.

Inter, Akanji talks about the arrival

Manuel Akanji spoke to SRF after Switzerland's victory over Kosovo, a match in which he opened the scoring. The defender talked about the feelings associated with the transfer from Manchester City to Inter, admitting that "it's still hard to realize that I'm no longer part of the City family".

The new Nerazzurri defender added that the move was very quick: "On Monday in Milan I didn't meet any of my new teammates at Inter, everything happened very quickly". Words that confirm the surprise and speed of an operation that brought him to Serie A almost without time to metabolize the farewell to England.

Napoli, Politano close to renewal

Mario Giuffredi, agent of Matteo Politano, confirmed to Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli that the winger wants to end his career in azure. The attacker enjoys the full confidence of Antonio Conte, who appreciates his spirit of sacrifice and tactical versatility, defining him as "the balance needle" for his ability to adapt to the coach's change of module.

Giuffredi explained that the renewal until 2028 is close: "We have been talking with Napoli for some time, Matteo would like to end his career here". The agent stressed that, at 32, Politano still has many years ahead, recalling the examples of Acerbi, Darmian and Cristiano Ronaldo. The announcement could come within two weeks.

Roma, behind the scenes on Zhegrova

In an interview with TuttoMercatoWeb, Vedat Bajrami, a friend and actor close to Edon Zhegrova, revealed some market secrets about Juventus' new acquisition. According to Bajrami, the offensive winger received many offers already from January, with clubs interested from the Premier League to Napoli and Marseille.

"He had many offers from January onwards. There were offers, from the Premier League to Napoli, up to Marseille. There were also contacts in the previous period with other clubs like Juventus, Milan, Roma".

Lazio, Insigne issue waiting for Lotito

Lazio's market could reopen in January, but at the moment it remains tied to the principle of "buying by selling". According to Corriere dello Sport, the main target is Lorenzo Insigne, who Maurizio Sarri would happily embrace again after the experience shared at Napoli.

However, the return of President Claudio Lotito from Cortina is awaited to decide what to do. A new contact with manager D'Amico is expected to discuss engagement and contract. Insigne, free agent, has so far temporized with other clubs precisely to understand Lazio's moves, but now a final decision on the possible deal is needed.

Fiorentina, Gudmundsson not a concern

Moments of apprehension for Fiorentina after Albert Gudmundsson's injury with the Icelandic National team. As reported by Firenzeviola, the attacker left the field against Azerbaijan due to a probable ankle sprain immediately after the 4-0 goal. However, the first findings were positive and it would not be anything serious.

The Viola medical staff is in constant contact with the player and has received encouraging signals about his conditions. Gudmundsson remains called up with Iceland and his presence against France on September 9 in Paris is not excluded. The situation will be monitored day by day, but caution remains maximum to avoid relapses.

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