Down to Ten Men

Juventus defender Matthijs De Ligt is reportedly a major transfer target for Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona. This is according to the report from Italian football publication La Gazzetta dello Sport. It was disclosed that the Catalan giants don't have any release clause to work with in their quest to sign the Dutch national team player. This means that De Ligt don’t have a release clause in his contract at Juventus. The centre back is said to be number one target for Barcelona ahead of the transfer window next summer.

Italian football giants AC Milan have been forced to change their transfer plan ahead of January after Danish defender Simon Kjaer picked up a knee injury that has left the Rossoneri with just three centre backs.

Danish international Kjaer sustained a serious knee injury during the win over Genoa on Wednesday and he will undergo surgery to correct the problem on Friday. To this effect, Italian football club AC Milan will have to abandon their previous transfer strategy to sign a new defender when the winter transfer window reopens in a matter of a few weeks.

Italian football giants AC Milan have been boosted by the news that Ante Rebic has returned to training in time for him to be part of the squad for the crucial Milan Derby clash with Inter Milan. Milan are the hosts for the Derby dellaMadonninawith Inter at the San Siro on Sunday.

Croatian international Rebic started individual training before he joined his teammates for the remainder of the session. It has been revealed that Milan manager Stefano Pioli will evaluate the condition of the former Eintracht Frankfurt attacker before making a decision on his status for the Inter Milan game. Italian football publication Calciomercato stated that Pioli is optimistic that the player will feature in his squad for the Milan Derby this weekend.

Italian football side Lazio have slapped a €50m asking price on Luis Alberto if the Spanish midfielder wants to leave the club when the January transfer window reopens in the coming weeks amidst reports of a breakdown in his relationship with manager Maurizio Sarri.

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Juventus manager Maximiliano Allegri has revealed that he wants Weston McKennie to stay at the Italian football club beyond this summer's transfer window. Allegri talked about the American international in his pre-match press conference ahead of the Italian Serie A clash with Empoli this weekend.

AS Roma are keen to add Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham to their first team squad this summer but the Italian football capital club might need to wait for a few days to know if they are successful in their quest to sign the England international.

Chelsea star Abraham has been made the top target at AS Roma by manager Jose Mourinho as the club plan for life without star striker EdinDzeko. Bosnian international Dezkois on course toleave Roma to join fellow Italian football team Inter Milan and the transfer is expected to receive official confirmation before the week runs out. Dzeko will sign a two-year deal with Italian champions Inter Milan.