Juventus: Paratici puts pressure on Pirlo
After a more than honest start at the head of Juventus, Andrea Pirlo has lost the thread of the season. The Bianconeri were eliminated in the knockout stages of the Champions League by FC Porto, and they almost mathematically lost the Serie A title to Inter Milan, 5 days from the end of the season. What to find Pirlo (41 years) on an ejection seat. On the sidelines of a draw at Fiorentina this Sunday (1-1), Turin's sports director, Fabio Paratici, put pressure on his coach. "He will be our coach next season if we qualify for the Champions League, that's for sure," he told
Sky Sport Italia.
.
4th in the standings, Juve would be joined on equal points by Napoli if the Azzurri win their late match on Monday at Torino (6.30 p.m.).
Lazio can come back to two points behind the Bianconeri by winning their two late matches.
Paratici, however, assured not "even think of a plan B", while the rumor of a return of Massimiliano Allegri (53) has swelled in recent weeks.
Goal of Rabiot, doubled from Morata: the summary of Juventus-Lazio on March 6 (3-1)
Bayern: Nagelsmann most expensive future coach in history?
Who will be the coach of Bayern Munich next season? Surely not Hansi Flick (56), who publicly shared his desires elsewhere last week. The Bavarian leaders are active in his succession, and Julian Nagelsmann (33), who has achieved feats with Hoffenheim and then Leipzig since 2019, seems to be the priority. On Sunday evening,
Kicker
magazine
reported that Bayern had officially contacted Leipzig about their coach. This Monday, the
Sport1
channel
reports that the Bundesliga runner-up is demanding a check "significantly higher than € 15 million" to release Nagelsmann, linked to the club until June 2023. The daily
Bild
goes further: Nagelsmann's price would be € 30 million.
By comparison, André Villas-Boas became the most expensive coach in history when Chelsea paid € 15m to snatch him away from FC Porto.
Villarreal: Pau Torres "proud" to please both Manchester
Undisputed holder in Villarreal, 7th in Liga and qualified for the semi-finals of the Europa League, Pau Torres has made a name for himself in Europe.
The Spanish international defender (24) could be the subject of a fight between Manchester City and Manchester United in the next transfer window, as the
Manchester Evening News
revealed
last month.
"It is a pride to see that your work is reflected in this kind of thing, entrusted Pau Torres in the columns of the Catalan daily
Sport
.
But I face it with a lot of peace of mind, I'm in a big club with Villarreal. ”
Trained at the club, Torres is linked with the yellow submarine until June 2024. Its price could be around € 40m.
Pau Torres' first steps with the Spanish selection in March 2019
Arsenal set price for Willock, loaned to Newcastle
With 4 goals in 10 Premier League matches, midfielder Joe Willock has given Newcastle a valuable boost, where he has been on loan since this winter by Arsenal.
The international hope English (21 years) contributed to the maintenance almost assured for Newcastle, 16th in the standings.
It remains to be seen whether the Magpies will try to keep him at the end of the season.
According to the
Express
, Arsenal are demanding just under € 30m to permanently sell their player, who has two years of contract left with the Gunners.
Willock made 17 appearances in the first half of the season for Arsenal.
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