Roma are on the verge of agreeing to sign Corinthians defender Dodo, .
The Giallorossi have been following Jose Rodolfo Pires Ribeiro for a while now and they have recently made their interest concrete.
As the Italian newspaper reveals, the 20-year-old defender has agreed to sign a five-year deal with the Serie A giants.
Dodo will join Roma when his contract with Corinthians expires on 31st July, with the transfer set to be officially announced in the coming weeks.
The left-back, who is seen as a natural successor to Roberto Carlos, was previously linked with a move to Manchester United and even spent two weeks on trial at Old Trafford.
The promising defender made his debut for Corinthians in 2009, but has since amassed just 8 league appearances …
As Paul Pogba makes his return to Manchester United the club that lost him to a free transfer when he signed for Juventus in 2012 Andrea Pirlo says he and his former team-mates could not believe the Premier League giants let him go in the first place.
Pogba moved to Juventus after failing to agree terms on a new contract with United and received compensation of under £1million, and have paid almost £90m to bring him back to Old Trafford.
But Pirlo said he is still amazed that United managed to let him slip through the cracks in the first place.
I will always remember the first day he had training at Juventus, he said. He was only young, but we could see he was special.
There was almost a disbelief that Manchester United had let this player go.
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Salford boss Neil Wood hailed his side’s defensive strength after his side opened their League Two account with a 2-0 win over recently relegated Forest Green.
Goals from Conor McAleny and Matt Smith were enough for all three points for Wood’s side at a damp Bolt New Lawn.
“I was really pleased with the result and to be able to start with a win. I didn’t think we looked like we’d concede in open play,” said Wood.
“I was really pleased with the defending, but we can improve and get better.
“They came down from the league above and so we knew it would be difficult. It was a good result to start with against a tough team. They’ll be a real test for teams this season.
“What we wanted to do was built on the foundations we laid last …
Midfielder Gaby Mudingayi has claimed he has completed his move from Bologna to fellow Serie A club Inter Milan.
The transfer has not yet been confirmed by either club, but according to Sky Sport24, the former Belgium international has joined Inter on loan with a view to a permanent 750,000-euro switch to San Siro at the end of next season.
Mudingayi has said he is looking forward to trying to secure a regular berth in Andrea Stramaccioni s starting line-up.
Finally I m an Inter player, he told Radio Mana Mana Sport.
The negotiations were four months long.
I am sure we (Inter) will challenge for the Scudetto. This can be a truly great showcase for me.
I don t have anything to do other than be at a high level, making myself available t…
, Alberto Aquilani could be on the verge of ending his torrid time at Liverpool, with Fiorentina apparently close to signing the midfielder.
Aquilani had been a part of Liverpool’s pre-season matches and was set to revive his career at the Reds under new boss Brendan Rodgers.
However, it seems as though he is now close to agreeing terms with the Serie A side.
The Argentinean arrived from Roma back in 2009 but has had loan periods at both Juventus and AC Milan recently and seems as though the Italian league is where he is settled.
Rodgers is keen to build his own side at Liverpool and it is being suggested that the team from Anfield are also prepared to pay half of the midfielder’s wages for two years if the deal gets done.
It would certainly …
Manchester United youngster Andreas Pereira has hailed the role of Louis van Gaal in his development and claimed the time he has spent at Old Trafford has been vital for his career.
The attacking midfielder, 19, joined United from PSV in 2011 and is regarded as one of the club s most promising youngsters.
Pereira was given his senior competitive debut by Van Gaal last season and he is delighted to be working with the Dutchman.
Of course, it s good to work with the manager here, Pereira told United Review.
He ll bring you into the team if you do well and train well. I have a trust with him and it s a nice feeling to work with someone who will give you the opportunity. If you do something wrong, he will tell you and, if you do something right, he will tel…
Could PL Champions go down this season?
Leicester City’s historic success from last season, when Claudio Ranieri’s brave men beat the odds to lift the coveted Premier League title looks set to receive it continuation, but not the kind anyone in the club could have hoped for.
As the Foxes sit in 16th place in the standings, only two points in front of the rock bottom Sunderland, the relegation fears have become a haunting reality for the reigning champions.
There is a big crowd in the gutter as no less than six teams are in tangible danger of going down at the end of the season. Still, it is who are, quite understandably, getting all the attention.
History Once Again?
It does not happen quite often that a reigning champion ends up being among the si…
Valentino Lazaro is to undergo a medical with Inter on Monday, the Hertha Berlin winger s agent has revealed.
Inter are reported to have already reached an agreement with the German club to sign Lazaro for €22million.
And the 23-year-old, who has contributed directly to 16 goals in the past two Bundesliga seasons, arrived in Milan on Sunday to complete the move.
Speaking outside Lazaro s hotel in the Italian city, agent Federico Pastorello told TuttoMercatoWeb: He s very happy. He needs his rest now, as the medical is set for very early tomorrow morning.
Austria international Lazaro previously spent five years in Salzburg s first team, before making the switch to Hertha in 2017.
11 Valentino has provided 11 Bundesliga assists since November 20…
Perr Schuurs levelled three minutes later from Torino’s first opportunity but Giroud converted his first penalty in the 43rd minute after a lengthy VAR check for handball.
And there was still time for Theo Hernandez to make it three before the break, while another VAR review resulted in Milan’s second penalty in the 65th minute, which was again converted by Giroud.
Hellas Verona joined Milan on six points with a 2-1 victory over Roma. They were two up at the break through Ondrej Duda and Cyril Ngonge and held on despite Houssem Aouar pulling one back shortly after half-time and Isak Hien’s red card.
Newly-promoted Frosinone claimed their first victory, defeating Atalanta 2-1, while a double from Andrea Colpani secured a 2-0 win for Monza against Empoli.
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Gerard Pique is fully confident Barcelona can recover from their first-leg defeat at Bayern Munich to make the UEFA Champions League final.
The Catalan side were thrashed 4-0 in the Allianz Arena, with Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben adding to Thomas Muller s double to leave the newly-crowned Bundesliga champions with one foot of the final.
But Pique insists that Tito Vilanova s side are more than capable of turning the scoreline around, providing they can strike early at Camp Nou on Wednesday night.
He said: We believe we will turn this around 100 per cent. We need to score a goal as soon as possible to get more and more confident.
After a 4-0 result you do doubt yourself, but as days go on, you suddenly believe you can do this. Football is very psychological.
The team is fine,…