Felipe Melo has signed a new deal in Turkey.
Felipe Melo has signed a new contract with Galatasaray, meaning Inter Milan have failed to land one of their main summer transfer targets.
Coach Roberto Mancini, who is still hoping to bring in Ivan Perisic from Wolfsburg, had earmarked the former Juventus midfielder as the player to add midfield stability.
Mancini worked with Melo at Galatasaray, who extended the player's contract until 2019 on Thursday.
A statement on…
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Perisic is a key target for Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini.
Inter Milan hope they will be able to complete a move for Ivan Perisic after Wolfsburg left the winger out of a friendly on Wednesday.
Following the sale of Xherdan Shaqiri to Stoke, the Nerazzurri are firming up their interest in a player who has made it clear he wants to join them.
The Croatia international did not feature for Wolfsburg against Magdeburg in their final warmup game before the Bundesliga…
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Inter's Stevan Jovetic contends for the ball against AC Milan's Rodrigo Ely on Tuesday.
AC Milan won the Trofeo TIM on Wednesday after winning half-games against Inter and Sassuolo.
The three teams each played one half against the others and Milan secured the trophy by defeating Sassuolo 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Earlier, Milan opened the event with a 2-1 win over rivals Inter with goals from new signings Andrea Bertolacci and Carlos Bacca.
Milan held on despite Marcelo Brozovic pulling one back for Inter and defender Alex being sent off for taking down Mauro Icardi.
Sassuolo…
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Harald Nielsen, a Denmark center forward known as "Gold Harald" after scoring six goals at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died. He was 73.
His wife, Rudi Nielsen, told Danish news agency Ritzau on Wednesday that "my beloved husband died Aug. 11 after a long illness." The Danish Football Federation also confirmed the death. No details of the illness were given.
Nielsen first played for Denmark in 1959 and scored 15 goals in 14 games. Nielsen started his career at Frederikshavn…
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Aymen Abdennour has been linked with clubs including Barcelona and Liverpool this summer.
Aymen Abdennour's agent says the defender wants to leave Monaco to move to Serie A, with AC Milan, Roma and Inter Milan all said to have expressed an interest.
Abdennour, 26, has been linked with some of Europe's biggest clubs after helping Monaco reach the Champions League quarterfinals last season.
Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco and Geoffrey Kondogbia have already left the Stade Louis II this summer for Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan respectively.
With Monaco seeking to build their future on young…
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ESPN FC's Mark Donaldson examines what Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri will bring to the Britannia Stadium.

Inter manager Roberto Mancini must feel like his plan will never come together. He has gained so much over the summer as Inter have overhauled their squad, and yet he is still missing that final component. His search for wingers has been long and hard and for the last few months he has been trapped in a frantic situation. Initially, Mancini had not been able to dispose of Xherdan Shaqiri, and now that he has, his two targeted replacements now seem out of reach.

Back in January after Inter had…
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Ivan Perisic scored five Bundesliga goals last season.
Wolfsburg sporting executive Klaus Allofs has said Inter Milan "can't afford" winger Ivan Perisic.
Perisic, 26, has been linked with a summer transfer to Serie A side Inter, with the player's agent saying he is "very interested" in a switch.
Inter are looking for a replacement for Xherdan Shaqiri ahead of his transfer to Premier League team Stoke City.

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Speaking to kicker, Allofs confirmed Inter's interest in the Croatia international but said he is doubtful if the club are able to meet their demands.
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ESPN FC's Mark Donaldson examines Stoke City's interest in Xherdan Shaqiri and what the Swiss midfielder would bring to the Britannia Stadium.
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Xherdan Shaqiri was pictured at the Britannia Stadium for Stoke's clash with Liverpool and Mark Hughes is hopeful an agreement can be reached with the Inter Milan star.
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Roma welcome Chelsea's Mohamed Salah on loan and are near signing Man City striker Edin Dzeko for 14 million pounds. Mohamed Salah scored on his debut as Roma won 3-1 to win Valencia's Trofeo Naranja in a preseason friendly on Saturday.
The visitors opened the scoring in the ninth minute after Gervinho hit both posts with two shots, only for the ball to again rebound for Salah to tap home.
Francesco Totti doubled Roma's advantage 15 minutes later, but Sofiane Feghouli drew a goal back for Valencia in the 31st minute.
Gervinho did find the net in the second half after being played through by Totti.
Stevan Jovetic…
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