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Hello and welcome to the Serie A news and rumours of the day! As usual, there are some of the hottest rumours that have been waiting to be seen. Without further ado, let's take a look at the top stories of the day surrounding the Italian league.
Malcuit's agent reveals Arsenal interest
Kevin Malcuit has been one of the newly emerging Serie A talents this season. His rising importance to Carlo Ancelotti at Napoli has drawn interest from Arsenal, and Malcuit's agent Bruno Satin has given information about his client's situation.
"Malcuit with France? They have a group that works and works well. Pavard trusts the coach even if is played out of his favoured position", Satin said.
"Obviously, Deschamps tries to rely on the players who won the World Cup with him. They give him more guarantees. Kevin has shown that he can be an important player for Napoli, also in view of next year.”
On the upcoming match against Arsenal, he said, “It will be an important test for Napoli, they have every chance of going through and getting closer to the final, Arsenal are doing quite well this year, but Napoli are also doing well, and will be going all in on the Europa League, given that Juventus has virtually sealed yet another championship."
Bruno also spoke about Arsenal's interests, concluding that he and his client did not consider moving to the English giants.
"After Bellerin's injury the club was looking for a full-back, but Kevin had just arrived in Naples and was playing more and more under Ancelotti, we didn't even consider this possibility."
Malcuit has thus far made 20 appearances in all competitions for Napoli this season, providing two assists.
Juventus made N'golo Kante their first choice to replace Miralem Pjanic
Pjanic has been one of the most wanted Serie A midfielders for quite some time now, due to his impressive performances for Juventus and AS Roma. He has been the undisputable star in the centre of the park for the Old Lady and has drawn numerous interests from the European giants.
However, Juventus have reportedly made Chelsea's Kante as their top target in case the Bosnian leaves, and the Italian champions are prepared to splash the cash to land the Frenchman.
Kante has been one of the better players for a struggling Chelsea team this season. Despite Maurizio Sarri regularly playing him out of position, the former Leicester player has quickly adapted to his new role. He has been significantly involved in more goals than last season due to a more offensive approach in his playing style.
Barcelona scouted Milinkovic-Savic on international duty
Barcelona reportedly are still interested in Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and scouted the player while he was on international duty for the Serbian national team. The Lazio star was a phenomenon in Serie A last season as he scored 12 goals as a midfielder.
This season, however, his productivity has dropped significantly as he just found the net 3 times, but he is still rated highly by Lazio, with whom he is contracted until the summer of 2023.
AC Milan are also interested in the player, but the Serbian's colossal value has been the major stumbling block for the Milanese side. Lazio President Claudio Lotito is known as a tough negotiator and would slap a huge price-tag on the midfielder. Barcelona have to dig deep into their pocket if they are willing to lure the Serbian away from Lazio.
