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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Odilon Kossounou likely to depart Bayer Leverkusen as club eye Malick Thiaw
Odilon Kossounou impressed for Atalanta last season on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, and now the Bergamo club want to sign the Ivorian defender on a permanent basis. But with Gian Piero Gasperini's impending move to AS Roma, BILD cite Gazzetta dello Sport's report that the Italian wants to take Kossonou to the capital club with him. With the departure of Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich, that would leave Bayer Leverkusen short in defence. Kicker and BILD report that Malick Thiaw remains a topic at Leverkusen. The former Bundesliga champions showed interest in signing the German last summer but were priced out of a move (Ed. note: A valuation of €35m), and now Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the Italian side are open to offers. Advertisement After being an indispensable player for Milan in the early stages of last season, Thiaw found himself on the bench for seven of Milan's final nine Serie A games of the season. A departure from the Lombardy club is conceivable and Thiaw would be open to returning to Germany. GGFN | Daniel Pinder
New York Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Atalanta's Gian Piero Gasperini leaves Serie A club after nine years in charge
Gian Piero Gasperini has left his position as Atalanta head coach after nine years. Gasperini, 67, transformed Atalanta into a regular in the Champions League and guided the club to the Europa League trophy in 2023-24. Prior to his appointment, Atalanta had not achieved a top-half finish in Serie A in eight years, but since Gasperini's arrival, the Bergamo-based club have secured a top-eight finish for nine successive seasons with 2024-25 bringing their fourth third-place ranking. Atalanta confirmed Gasperini's exit on Sunday and said: 'After so many years spent together we felt it was our duty to respect his desire to seek new stimuli, knowing full well that our relationship will never end and that our mutual respect will never diminish.' Gasperini began his coaching career in Juventus' youth setup, before taking first-team head coaching roles at Crotone and Genoa. An ill-fated spell in charge of Inter in 2011 saw him in charge for just five games before being dismissed, but he then took charge of Palermo and Genoa for a second time. Advertisement However, it is at Atalanta where the Italian has truly made a name for himself, taking charge of over 400 games across nine years in Bergamo. He helped guide the side to their first trophy in 61 years with victory in the Europa League in 2024, beating Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen in the final in Dublin. Under Gasperini, Atalanta also qualified for the Champions League five times in seven years. Atalanta fans did not respond well to news of Gasperini's likely departure. The club's fans took to the streets in Bergamo on Friday with a banner signed by fans showing the message 'Gasperini must stay.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Odilon Kossounou likely to depart Bayer Leverkusen as club eye Malick Thiaw
Odilon Kossounou impressed for Atalanta last season on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, and now the Bergamo club want to sign the Ivorian defender on a permanent basis. But with Gian Piero Gasperini's impending move to AS Roma, BILD cite Gazzetta dello Sport's report that the Italian wants to take Kossonou to the capital club with him. With the departure of Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich, that would leave Bayer Leverkusen short in defence. Kicker and BILD report that Malick Thiaw remains a topic at Leverkusen. The former Bundesliga champions showed interest in signing the German last summer but were priced out of a move (Ed. note: A valuation of €35m), and now Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the Italian side are open to offers. Advertisement After being an indispensable player for Milan in the early stages of last season, Thiaw found himself on the bench for seven of Milan's final nine Serie A games of the season. A departure from the Lombardy club is conceivable and Thiaw would be open to returning to Germany. GGFN | Daniel Pinder
The Guardian
2 days ago
- General
- The Guardian
Giro d'Italia: stage 21 updates as race concludes in Rome
Update: Date: 2025-06-01T12:00:14.000Z Title: Preamble Content: It doesn't matter where Saturday's Stage 20 ranks in the pantheon of historic grand tour drama. Comparison being the thief of joy and all that. All we need worry about is that Simon Yates, of Team Visma–Lease A Bike, is about to win the Giro d'Italia after his astonishing climbing performance yesterday. All Yates needs to worry about, meanwhile, is crossing the finish line in one piece, in his shiny new maglia rosa, with his Visma-Lease A Bike teammates in tow. Yates has been on the road in this gruelling race for 79 hours, 18 minutes and 42 seconds. Personally I have watched a grand total of zero seconds of that time, so I'm coming to this distinctly freddo. Feel free to email me with a concise summary of what's happened up to this point, so I can subsquently pretend to know what I'm talking about. As for yesterday's excitement, you can read Tom Bassam's excellent report here: Stage 21 start time: 2pm BST
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Sevilla star wanted in Serie A this summer
A member of the midfield ranks at La Liga outfit Sevilla is drawing admiring glances by way of Serie A ahead of the summer. That's according to Mundo Deportivo, citing Tutto Atalanta, who point towards Djibril Sow as the player in question. Advertisement Sow, for his part, is fresh off a solid if unspectacular campaign at the The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, which saw the Swiss international rack up two goals and an assist from his berth in the middle of the park. And his efforts over the course of 30 total La Liga appearances evidently proved enough to impress one of Italian football's leading clubs. As per a report from MD, Atalanta are expressing a keen interest in bringing Sow to Bergamo this summer. It is also noted that Sevilla are seeking a sum in the region of €9 million for the 28-year-old, with Lille and Freiburg also in the hunt. Conor Laird – GSFN
