Former hotel concierge Nadia Muthoni uses her unique background growing up in Kenya’s "Little Italy" to cover Serie A and Ligue 1. She leverages deep cultural connections to contrast Italian tactical discipline with French explosive talent for East African readers in an accessible way.
Newly-promoted Serie A side Frosinone Calcio have completed a double signing of Austrian internationals Romano Schmid and Florian Grillitsch from Werder Bremen and Braga respectively.
Argentina defender signs until 2030 to return to Serie A, reuniting with international teammates Paulo Dybala and Santiago Castro as Giallorossi prepare for Champions League campaign.
Napoli have agreed a €7.5m deal for defender Costantino Favasuli while awaiting Chelsea’s response on a loan move for Benoît Badiashile amid a defensive injury crisis.
Serie A club Lazio has ended its shirt sponsorship with Polymarket by mutual consent following a ban by Italian authorities. The prediction market platform was ruled illegal under strict gambling advertising laws.
Juventus closed their pre-season tour with a 2-0 win over Palermo in Perth, as manager Luciano Spalletti indicated Douglas Luiz is set to remain at the club.
The Italian Football Federation has prevented Lameck Banda from joining Swehly SC, ruling that the Zambia winger remains contracted to Lecce until 2027 despite his claim he should be a free agent.
OGC Nice have opened discussions with FC Nantes over a loan move for midfielder Johann Lepenant as cover for Laurent Abergel, who faces a lengthy spell out with a cruciate ligament injury.
Ajax winger Mika Godts has confirmed negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain are underway, while insisting a hamstring issue rather than transfer speculation caused his surprise benching against PEC Zwolle.
Swiss defender Zachary Athekame is reportedly close to joining Olympique Lyonnais on a loan deal from AC Milan, without an option to buy, following his first season in Italy.
Olympique Lyonnais teenager Enzo Molebe is poised to join Swiss side FC Lausanne-Sport on loan without an option to buy, following interest from clubs in France.