Napoli president and owner Aurelio De Laurentiis has issued Dries Mertens with an ultimatum regarding his future with the club according to a report from Italian newspaper Il Mattino.

Napoli have offered the Belgian national team attacker a contract extension and De Laurentiis has told Mertens to take it or leave it.

In the event that he does not accept the €4 million a year offer, he could well land at a number of clubs who are ready to sign him on a free transfer.

Inter, Chelsea, Roma, Newcastle United, AS Monaco and most recently AC Milan have all been linked with making a move for the former PSV Eindhoven player, if he lets his contract runs out with the Stadio San Paolo club.

This season Mertens, who has been with Napoli since the Summer of 2013, has made 29 appearances across all competitions in which he has scored 12 goals and provided six assists for his teammates.

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Italian government minister for sport and youth policies Vincenzo Spadafora has dismissed claims that he is against the idea of the 2019/20 Serie A season resuming and insisted that he wants the season to resume.

“The majority of Italians do not welcome the resumption of the championship. Football is important to this country and I know it well unlike those who want to pass on a different message,” he explained in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, which appeared in today’s print edition of the Milan based newspaper.

“I oppose the restart? It would be surreal for a sports minister to demonise football. I hope the season resumes but the government will decide.”

Spadafora proceeded to discuss training and was asked when the season, which has been on hold for just a few days shy of two months, could possibly start up again.

“Team training will resume from May 18 and as for when the season can start again we will rely on scientific elements which are not available today.

Spadafora, who has been in his current position since 2018, then went on to reveal that the Italian government are to invest a significant sum of money into the sporting sector to help out.

“There will be equal dignity with other sports and grassroots sports. There will soon be a definitive clarification on the protocol and in the event of another stop, my effort will be twofold to limit the economic damage to clubs and supporting the whole world of sport. Between ordinary and extraordinary resources, we will invest about €1 billion into sport as a whole.”

He was then asked about the ongoing issue in relation to promotions and relegation’s in football but insisted that it is not up to him what happens.

“That is a concern of FIGC and CONI. I hope to resume and not have to face problems. I want to end the season but for now we are unable to say when we can start again.”

He concluded the interview by adding: “On May 4 individual training resumed, from May 18 teams can train as a collective in compliance with the protocol and by the end of May it will be possible to say whether or not Serie A will resume.”

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Italian football federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina is convinced that he has done all that he can possibly do in order for it to be possible for the 2019/20 season to resume according to a report in today’s print edition of Corriere dello Sport.

The 2019/20 season has been on hold for just a few days shy of two months as a result of the global Coronavirus crisis, the worst of which appears to have passed in Italy.

Gravina is now patiently waiting for the working group to meet to discuss the medical protocol which will have to be followed in the event that the season resumes.

In the meantime, the report goes on to add that Lega Serie A are studying plans for the economic revival of Serie A, which has been heavily impacted by the crisis situation.

It also goes on to add that the Italian government will not stop the season and in the coming days they will announce the next decree which is expected to contain aid for football and all other sports.

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Inter players will be allowed to make the most of the facilities at the Suning Training Centre in memory of Angelo Moratti from tomorrow according to a report in today’s print edition of Gazzetta dello Sport.

Over the weekend Inter announced that players would be able to use the facilities at the training ground again but before they can do so they must all undergo and pass the relevant medical tests.

Tests started yesterday and will conclude today meaning players can return tomorrow but they will only be able to train on an individual basis.

Players will have to train on an individual basis until May 18, which is the date the Italian government have given for the resumption of team training.

Players will be spread across the training ground and will only carry out athletic based training for the time being with the ball not going to be introduced until later down the line.

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Sevilla have joined a list of clubs in showing an interest in FC Porto defender Alex Telles according to a report in today’s print edition of Portuguese newspaper A Bola.

The La Liga outfit have joined Inter, Chelsea and recently crowned French champions Paris Saint Germain in being interested in the Brazilian national team full back.

A recent report suggested that FC Porto and Paris Saint Germain had struck a deal worth €25 million over the 27-year-old but this has not stopped Sevilla from entering the race to sign him as they look to bolster their squad.

Telles joined his current employers in the Summer of 2016 from Turkish Super Lig side Galatasaray and he has since went on to make 183 appearances across all competitions to date in the time since.

Telles has made 40 appearances across all competitions to date this term. In just over 3300 minutes on the field he has scored 10 goals and has also provided nine assists.

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Mauro Icardi’s is currently facing an uncertain future according to a report from Italian news outlet FCInterNews.it.

The 27-year-old striker joined recently crowned French champions Paris Saint Germain on a season long loan this past Summer and Inter remain hopeful that the Paris based club will take up their option to sign Icardi up on a permanent basis.

The report explains that Icardi’s future in the French capital could be determined by who is in charge of PSG next season with club management said to be considering Thomas Tuchel’s position as manager.

Moreover, it is understood that Kylian Mbappe has requested to play centrally opposed to out wide which could complicate things for Icardi.

The report also adds that by not buying Icardi outright, PSG could use the money they would have otherwise spent on him to bring in a top player capable of completing an attacking trident which would include Neymar and Mbappe.

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Inter have cooled their interest in signing Udinese duo Rodrigo de Paul and Juan Musso according to a report in today’s print edition of Tuttosport.

Inter have been linked with a move for de Paul several times recently and in the past whilst reports have stated that Inter have identified Musso as a goalkeeper who could come in and initially serve as back up to Samir Handanovic before eventually taking over from him.

The report explains that Inter have also cooled their interest in signing Sporting’s Marcos Acuna due to favouring moves for the likes of Marcos Alonso, Emerson and Filip Kostic instead.

It goes on to add that a 25-year streak could well be broken this Summer at Inter if Lautaro Martinez is to depart. Since Javier Zanetti and Sebastian Rambert joined Inter back in 1995, Inter have always had at least one Argentine player in the first team squad.

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Officials from both Inter and AC Milan are set to meet with the Milan city council today to hold further talks over the new stadium project according to a report in today’s print edition of Gazzetta dello Sport.

Talks between the parties are now at an advanced stage and one of the main points on the agenda of today’s meeting concerns what will be built in addition to the state of the art stadium itself.

When the clubs unveiled their plans at the end of last year, they made it clear that they would like to build hotels, offices, shops and restaurants. Not only would this help them re-coup some of their joint investment, which is expected to be in the region of €1 billion but it would also breathe new life into that area of the city.

However, the amount of additional buildings which the two clubs wanted is too much for the Milan city council.

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In an interview with Danish media outlet Jyllands-Posten, Inter midfielder Christian Eriksen has shared his belief that he made the right decision to join Inter in the most recent January transfer window.

The former Ajax midfielder swapped Tottenham Hotspur for Inter in a circa €20 million deal and joined Inter on a four and a half year contract.

“It seemed the right thing to do. They were very eager to sign me, and for someone like me it means a lot that a club show how much they want me. They would have done anything to sign me,” the 28-year-old began the interview.

Eriksen proceeded to reflect on Tottenham fans’ reaction to his transfer to Inter and revealed he wished he could have bid farewell in a different manner than he did.

“Some Tottenham fans got angry because in an interview with the BBC I said there was a greater chance of winning something here, but the high number of strong English teams only makes it more difficult to win in England whilst at Inter there is more of a possibility.

“There will always be people at Tottenham who will be mad at me, but most of the fans have been positive. I really enjoyed playing there: I met many good people, I have many good memories. I wanted to say goodbye in a different way, but that’s not the way it is in football.”

He then went on to discuss how he feels he has adapted to life in Italy just over four months on from his move to Milan.

“In Italy I feel like I have been very well received both by the club and by my team mates and fans. Of course, everything is different. I had to join an already formed group, learn a new language and a new style of play.”

Since his arrival at Inter, he has went on to make eight appearances across all competitions to date, in which he has scored a single goal and provided a single assist too for his new teammates.

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Barcelona are fearful that interest from elsewhere in Inter striker Lautaro Martinez could drive his price up according to a report from ESPN.

The Blaugrana club have identified the 22-year-old striker as one of their top transfer targets ahead of the upcoming Summer transfer window but they are not the only club to have shown an interest in signing the highly rated forward, who has a €111 million release clause in his current contract.

Manchester United, Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain could all seemingly make moves for him in the coming months and Barcelona want to avoid being caught up in a bidding war as they fear other clubs could offer better packages for Lautaro.

Barcelona have held negotiations with Inter on a players plus cash basis and the report goes on to explain that Inter have shown an interest in obtaining Arturo Vidal and Nelson Semedo as part of a deal for Lautaro.

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