Napoli striker Cyril Ngonge wants to reunite with his former Hellas Verona coach Marco Baroni at Torino.

Napoli striker Ngonge wants to leave the Stadio Maradona to reunite with his former coach, Baroni, at Torino.

Ngonge wants Torino move
Sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell me that the 25-year-old is eager to play for the Granata under the manager who saw him score six goals in 21 Verona games in his debut Serie A season.

Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic is also directly involved as Napoli are strongly interested in the Serbia international.

Napoli to make Milinkovic-Savic decision
The Partenopei haven’t yet decided whether to pay his €20m clause and are aware that Milinkovic-Savic hasn’t yet received offers from foreign clubs.

Napoli will decide in the coming days, keeping an eye on the Alex Meret situation, as the Italian goalkeeper’s contract expires at the end of the month.

Ngonge joined Napoli in a €20m deal from Verona in the 2024 January transfer window.

The Belgium international has scored three goals in 35 appearances with the Partenopei.

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Fiorentina are on the verge of announcing the signing of Edin Dzeko, hope to retain Moise Kean at the Stadio Franchi, but are also following Inter’s Sebastiano Esposito.

Fiorentina are set to make some changes to their attacking department in 2025-26 and will soon confirm the signing of Dzeko on a free transfer.

The ex-Roma and Inter striker completed his medical on Thursday and already visited Fiorentina’s training facilities.

Fiorentina hope they won’t need a replacement for Kean, who has a release clause that can be activated in July. For the moment, the Tuscans and their strikers have not received formal approaches.

Fiorentina interested in Esposito
Even if Kean stays at the Stadio Franchi, Fiorentina would not rule out another signing in attack, sources tell me.

The Tuscans, in fact, are following Inter’s Sebastiano Esposito, who has one year left in his contract with the Nerazzurri.

Esposito is also followed by Parma and has been mentioned for a possible player-plus-cash swap deal for Ange-Yoan Bonny.

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Parma have confirmed the appointment of Arsenal coach Carlos Cuesta as their new head coach, following a period of intense speculation over the past week.

From Arsenal to Italy…
After serving as Mikel Arteta’s assistant at the Premier League side, Cuesta will take over the reigns of Parma on July 1 – signing a two-year deal until June 2027, with an optional extension of a further year.

Cuesta, 29, spent five years in North London with the Gunners, quickly establishing himself as an integral part of Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s set-up, despite his relatively young age.

Prior to his time at the Emirates, Cuesta spent two years as an assistant coach within Juventus’ youth academy, so this will not be his first experience coaching in Italy.

Speaking in a statement on their official website, Parma wrote “Parma Calcio is pleased to announce that, starting from 1 July, Carlos Cuesta will be the technical director of the Men’s First Team.

“Cuesta, born in Palma de Mallorca on 29 July 1995, has signed a two-year contract until 30 June 2027, with an option to extend for the following season.

“President Kyle J. Krause and the entire Parma Calcio family extend a warm welcome to Carlos.

“The presentation of the coach is scheduled for Thursday 26 June at 15:00, in the “Gianfranco Bellè” press room of the Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma.”

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