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Roma: De Rossi is not for sale



Roma have issued a hands-off warning to Real Madrid over midfielder Daniele de Rossi.

Spanish newspaper Marca today claimed Madrid are preparing to make a 30million euro bid for the Italy international.

But Roma sporting director Daniele Prade told Corriere dello Sport: "It's obvious that De Rossi will stay.

"It would be very easy for us to put him up for sale as there would be a queue of clubs ready to sign him.

"But his stay proves his attachment to the (club owners) Sensi family and to these colours."

De Rossi, who was also a reported target of Chelsea this summer, made 33 league appearances for Roma last season.

The Rome-born player is under contract with the Eternal City giants until June 2012.

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Goran Pandev to Zenit St Petersburg



Lazio forward Goran Pandev has been linked to a lot of clubs lately, but the most concrete option is Zenit St. Petersburg, according to his agent.

Lazio striker Goran Pandev has been at the centre of a lot of transfer speculation lately. Zenit St. Petersburg are the latest club to be linked with the Macedonian.

The player's agent Carlo Pallavicino talked about his situation to Radio Goal.

"The arguments with [Claudio] Lotito? I think that so far only the president has spoken," he said. "Me and my client think it's appropriate and correct not to reply because declarations from our part could endanger Lazio's stability."

On the rumours linking him with Napoli, the agent said: "I don't think there was ever really a negotiation between the two clubs, but from the information I have I can say they certainly like him. Nevertheless, Napoli have never presented an offer to Lotito."

Finally, on the more concrete rumours linking Pandev to Zenit, Pallavicino said: "At the moment the club most interested in the player seem to be Zenit: Goran is thinking about it."

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Trez agent plays down Rangers link



David Trezeguet's agent is unaware of any offer from Rangers to Juventus for the French striker.

The 31-year-old has been linked with a move away from Turin this summer, but his representative Antonio Caliendo knows nothing of a reported 10million euros bid from the Scottish champions.

He told Radio Milan: "For the time being I have not been called into this matter.

"Regarding Trezeguet, there are many rumours because he appeals to many clubs.

"If there is a team that the player likes and that club is strongly interested in him, it will be no surprise.

"But only certain offers can be evaluated."

Caliendo insisted that Trezeguet, who joined Juve from Monaco in the summer of 2000, would not rule out a move away from Italy.

"He is aware that he doesn't need to prove anything to anyone," said Caliendo.

"He has won a World Cup, a European Championship, three Serie A titles, the Capocannoniere title (as the top scorer in Serie A in 2001/02)...

"As long as the teams that want him play at a high level, there will be no problems."

Injury limited Trezeguet, who is under contract with Juve until June 2011, to just eight league appearances last season.

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Maicon decides to stay at Inter



Maicon's transfer saga seems to have finally come to an end, with the Inter Milan defender staying put at the San Siro.

The Brazil international was a target of Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid.

"Above everything, the wish of the player is to remain at Inter," said Maicon's agent Antonio Caliendo to Gazzetta dello Sport.

"(Inter president Massimo) Moratti and coach (Jose) Mourinho are aware they have the strongest full-back in the world.

"I truly believe that this saga is over."

Maicon, who shone at the Confederations Cup with Brazil this month, demanded a pay increase from Inter although the club did not give in to the 27-year-old's demands.

Maicon is under contract with Inter until June 2013.

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Revoluţie în fotbalul italian! SERIE A - BIG BROTHER

Fotbalul italian va avea, începând cu ediţia 2010-2011, o faţă nouă, extrem de dinamică şi de spectaculoasă din punctul de vedere al modalităţii de transmitere a partidelor din cadrul primelor două eşaloane valorice.

Mai ales Serie A se va transforma, în ceea ce înseamnă televiziune, într-un adevărat Big Brother în variantă fotbalistică. Liga Profesionistă va semna un acord în acest sens, cel mai probabil tot cu postul Sky, care a transmis meciurile şi în sezonul precedent, dar şi cu canalul naţional RAI (pentru rezumatele jocurilor). Suma pe care doreşte să o perceapă este de 896 milioane euro pentru 2010-2011 şi de 927 de milioane pentru următorul sezon. Cu acordarea de drepturi de televizare şi în afara Italiei, Liga urmează să încaseze mai bine de un miliard de euro pe sezon.

Jucătorii vor fi intervievaţi în pauză

Marea noutate nu constă numai în schimbarea orarului de transmisii, cu partide întinse pe durata a trei zile, ci mai ales în faptul că vor fi introduse camere de vederi şi microfoane în vestiare, pe durata pauzei şi înainte şi după încheierea jocurilor, pentru ca telespectatorii să fie conectaţi în permanenţă la tot ceea ce se întâmplă cu echipa favorită. Atât în pauză, cât şi la final vor avea loc interviuri cu jucători sau antrenori de la ambele echipe.

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Mutu, în prima echipă la Fiorentina

Atacantul român, Adrian Mutu, a fost inclus de către antrenorul Fiorentinei în lotul pregătit pentru primul stadiu de pregătire al echipei italiene care va avea loc între 16 şi 26 iulie la Cortina d’Ampezzo, informează site-ul oficial al clubului din Florenţa.

Internaţionalul român a trecut cu bine vizita medicală, iar joi va lua parte la primul antrenament al echipei viola în vederea noului sezon.

Lotul Fiorentinei pentru cantonamentul de la Cortina d’Ampezzo cuprinde 24 de fotbalişti:

Portari: Andrea Seculin, Sebastien Frey şi Vlada Avramov

Fundaşi: Manuel Da Costa, Dario Dainelli, Alessandro Gamberini, Per Kroldrup, Cesare Natali, Gianluca Comotto, Massimo Gobbi, Martin Jorgensen şi Manuel Pasqual

Mijlocaşi: Marco Donadel, Nikola Gulan, Zdravko Kuzmanovici, Riccardo Montolivo, Marco Marchionni, Mario Santana, Franco Semioli şi Juan Vargas

Atacanţi:Adrian Mutu, Alberto Gilardino, Stevan Jovetici şi N'Dyaie Papa Waigo

La aceştia se adaugă şi opt jucători de la echipa de tineret a clubului din Florenţa.

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Aquilani not joining Liverpool



Alberto Aquilani's agent has rubbished reports that Liverpool are weighing up a bid for the Roma midfielder.

There have been rumours suggesting that Rafa Benitez has identified the 25-year-old Italy international as an ideal signing should Xabi Alonso leave for Real Madrid.

However, the player's agent, Franco Zavaglia, insists there is absolutely no truth in those suggestions and says Aquilani is simply focusing on recovering from the ankle injury that left him sidelined for much of last season.

"Alberto to Liverpool? Don't talk nonsense," he told Romagiallorossa.com.

"There's no need to even speak about it because there is nothing real there.

"The player just extended his contract and is working towards recovery and giving his best for Roma."

Aquilani is under contract until 2013 and boss Luciano Spalletti

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Del Piero signs 2-year extension

Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero has prolonged his tireless marriage to the club by signing an extenstion until 2011, according to Sky Sport Italia.

The report claims the Juve number 10 sat down with club chiefs this morning after Exxor president John Elkan arrived in Pinzolo.

News of the extension has been simmering away for quite some time and it has now boiled over after the legendary striker put pen to paper early this morning before the day's first training session.

Chief executive Jean Claude Blanc was also present to oversee the extension. The club have not made an official comment yet, but Del Piero will give a press conference later today where he is expected to announce the move as official.

The Italian has been at the club since 1993 when he joined from Padova as a 19-year-old. He has gone on to acheive legendary status in Turin.

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Lucio passes medical and joins Inter



Lucio has cleared a three-and-a-half hour medical and has been declared fit to play for Inter by the team at the San Matteo hospital.

La Gazzetta dello Sport has reported that after the final parts of the contract are signed, Lucio will officially become a Nerazzurri and will take a flight to Los Angeles to join the team on their US tour.

The defender's transfer fee has not been disclosed, although Bayern Munich GM Uli Hoeness admitted that the Serie A champions had offered a host of players in a player-plus-cash deal.

"Inter offered us various players in exchange, but after carefully thinking about it, we preferred to receive fresh money," he said.

However, Daniel Van Buyton has recently been injured, which has resulted in Louis van Gaal requesting for a suitable replacement for then departed Lucio. Hoeness might have to pick up on the option of involving Nicolas Burdisso in the deal, having been offered the Argentine defender by by Inter manager Gabriele Oriali while negotiating for Lucio.

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Livorno eyes Donovan deal



Livorno president Aldo Spinelli is confident Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will move to the Stadio Armando Picchi.

Spinelli has been in talks with Donovan's agent and sponsors with a view to signing the 26-year-old.

However, any deal would likely be a short-term one.

"I think at this point it will be done for next season only, seeing as the sponsors Nike and Gatorade don't want the player to leave America now," Spinelli told Tuttomercatoweb.it.

If the move goes through it could pit Donovan against his LA Galaxy team-mate David Beckham, who looks set to return to AC Milan in January.

The pair recently had to hold clear-the-air talks after Donovan publicly criticised the England midfielder's commitment to the Galaxy.

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Prandelli sweet on Eboue



Cesare Prandelli admits he would love to have Arsenal right-back Emmanuel Eboue at Fiorentina next season.

The Ivory Coast international revealed last month that he could leave the Emirates Stadium after growing frustrated by his failure to hold down a regular starting spot.

Eboue has long-since been mooted as a Fiorentina target and Prandelli has revealed they are still very much in the hunt for a player whose versatility appeals.

"Eboue is a very important player," he said. "In attack he is second to very few players in his role.

"I'm not going to look at other positions because first we want to evaluate what we have in order not to make the slightest mistake in the market.

"We have to make targeted moves. Eboue has characteristics which we are definitely looking for.

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Totti commits to AS Roma

AS Roma club captain and talisman Francesco Totti said on Monday that he has signed a new 5-year contract with the capital-based club.

The 32-year-old, who had an injury-plagued campaign last season, is known to have chronic knee problems so the length of the contract extension, which will take him past his 37th birthday, will suprise many.

"I want to thank Rosella for having believed in me once again and for extending my contract with AS Roma for 5 years", he said at a ceremony at Town Hall in Rome called to celebrate his 178 Serie A goals for the club.

The mark of 178 goals is a single-club record for a player in Italy, which Totti holds with Roma.

"This will give me the chance to beat some more records", he added.

Totti has only ever played for AS Roma, where he made his debut in March 1993 and is regarded by the fans as a demi-god.