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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Newcastle want Vlahovic, Napoli after Nico, Milan on renewals 🤑
Ferragosto day with fans at the sea and teams hunting for deals in the transfer market. Not in Italy but want to watch Atalanta-Juventus? Do it on OneFootball! Buy the match (visible only outside of Italy) for 2.99 euros. Below, as usual, the most important transfer news for Serie A's big clubs. Juventus, Newcastle on Vlahovic Juventus is active on the market front, but sports director Comolli must first clear the squad of excess players. Among the names on the way out is Dusan Vlahovic, with whom relations are gradually cooling. The Serbian striker could find a new destination in the Premier League. According to Fabrizio Romano, Newcastle would be ready to move for Vlahovic if Alexander Isak were sold to Liverpool. The Swede, excluded by Eddie Howe for the league debut, is increasingly close to the Reds. In case of farewell, the English would aim decisively at the bianconero striker. Milan, the latest on renewals Milan is not only focusing on purchases and sales, but also working on contract renewals. According to TuttoSport, several meetings are scheduled for the fall to secure key elements of the squad. With Christian Pulisic, currently expiring in 2027 with an option, there is already a draft agreement to extend until 2029 with a salary increase to 5 million euros. Also on the table are the situations of Mike Maignan, expiring in 2026, and Alexis Saelemaekers, linked to the club until 2027. For the goalkeeper, it will be necessary to mend relations after the tensions of recent months. All three players are considered fundamental and the club's priority is to reach an agreement for the extensions as soon as possible. Inter, interest in Pavard Inter could soon say goodbye to Benjamin Pavard, a move that would allow them to reopen the Solet track. According to Footmercato, there is not only Galatasaray interested in the French defender, but also the interest of NEOM, a Saudi club, and Lille, in Ligue 1. The Nerazzurri club values Pavard at over 20 million euros and, at the moment, is the only element of the defensive department that Chivu considers transferable. It remains to be seen which of the three interested clubs will be the first to present a concrete offer. Napoli, eyes on Nico Gonzalez Not only Atletico Madrid is on the trail of Nico Gonzalez from Juventus. As reported by Sky Sport, Napoli would also have shown interest in the Argentine striker, although without going beyond a simple probe. For the Azzurri, the operation is complex and, at the moment, no concrete steps have been taken. It remains to be seen if Atletico will decide to accelerate to try to close the deal with Juventus. Roma, Kumbulla towards goodbye Roma is experiencing intense days of transfer market, with the possible sale of Manu Koné to Inter to finance new offensive signings. At the same time, the Giallorossi club is also seeking resources from the departures of players not considered central by Gian Piero Gasperini, including Marash Kumbulla, fresh from a great season at Espanyol. According to what was reported by Fabrizio Romano on X, the defender has already chosen his destination: Mallorca. Despite the interest of other Spanish and Italian teams, such as Cagliari, the Albanian central defender considers the Mallorca club his first choice. It remains to be seen if the two clubs will find an economic agreement. Fiorentina, interest in Pablo Marì According to Tuttosport, in addition to Olympiacos, Alaves would also have expressed interest in Pablo Marì, with the aim of bringing him back to Spain before the market closes. The Iberian club would have already initiated exploratory contacts. The defender, who arrived in January at Palladino's specific request, spent the summer on the fringes of the team and could choose to start again elsewhere. His departure would open the way for a new reinforcement in the defensive department. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here. 📸 MOHAMED TAGELDIN
Int'l Business Times
a day ago
- General
- Int'l Business Times
Italian Authorities Try To Identify Lampedusa Capsize Victims
Italian authorities on Friday sought to identify the bodies of 27 people who died when two crowded boats sank off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. One wooden coffin, marked with an "X", could be seen at the local cemetery, where the bodies of some of the victims were being held, an AFP journalist said. Lampedusa, just 90 miles (145 kilometres) off the coast of Tunisia, is often the first point of arrival for people trying to reach Europe in fragile or overcrowded boats. Its reception centre is currently home to 317 people, including about 70 mostly unaccompanied minors, said Giovanna Stabile, from the Italian Red Cross which runs the facility. Most of them come from Egypt, Somalia and Bangladesh, she added. Of the 60 survivors of Wednesday's capsize, 58 were at the centre. The two others were airlifted by helicopter to Sicily for treatment, she said. "Last night, the procedures for identifying the bodies began," said Stabile. "This was a delicate moment, which was supported by the psychologist, the linguistic-cultural mediator and the multidisciplinary team. "People reacted to the identification in a very composed manner." The 27 victims, including three minors, died when two crowded boats heading from Libya capsized about 20 kilometres off Lampedusa. The UN refugee agency said the boats were carrying at least 95 people, although the Italian news agency ANSA said 100 to 110 people may have been on board, meaning up to 23 could still be unaccounted for. On Thursday, the Italian coastguard published a video of the rescue operation, showing young men desperately trying to cling to a floating rescue cylinder in the water. The sombre scene at the reception centre was in stark contrast to elsewhere on the island, as throngs of tourists spent Friday's Ferragosto public holiday and long weekend. At the port, where dozens of migrants were still arriving by boat at the port, pleasure craft were bringing back tourists from sea trips to the sound of festive music, an AFP journalist said. "Migrants continue to arrive... our arms are always open but when these deaths occur, it hurts us deeply," one local woman, who gave her name only as Angela, told AFP.
Forbes
a day ago
- Forbes
Vacation-Ready Italian Rosés
If you're Italian, Aug. 15 isn't just any other day: it's Ferragosto, a country-wide day of celebration marking the peak of summer and the beginning of summer holidays. Indeed, the name is derived from ferie (holidays) and agosto (August). Also known as the feast of the Assumption, it originated in ancient Rome when Emperor Augustus (18BC) declared Aug. 1 a day of rest. Fast forward a few millennia: The holiday was moved to mid-month and now marks the exodus of many Italians from the major cities … heading to the beach or the mountains and certainly (we think!) with the intention of enjoying some cool rosé wines. Whether you're on porch, the patio or at the playa, here are a few deserving of a spot on your summer itinerary: EAST Garofoli 'Kòmaros' Rosé 2024, Marche IGT. Like Calabria, the Marche was once considered a region of 'charmingly rustic' wines. You can still find those, but increasingly, this is a region that's modernizing with delicious wines at still affordable prices. This light pink sipper. Made from Montepulciano grapes, it shows cherry and strawberry notes, but also lots of tangy pink grapefruit. Have this with grilled crab cakes. La Valentina Rosato 2024, Cerasuolo d'Abbruzzo DOC. Well, here's a spoiler alert: Cerasuolo means 'cherry' in Italian, and this cranberry-hued wine from Italy's Adriatic coastal region, made from older vines, makes no pretense about that. Ripe cherry-forward flavor with a bit of tartness, streak of acid and mineral/stone and violet flowers. Good for the grill or a beet and goat cheese salad. NORTHEAST Attems Pinot Grigio Ramato 2024, Friuli DOC. This is one of those in-between wines—not quite a of a white, kind of an orange wine, but really behaves like a rose. This is made from an old regional tradition of extended skin contact, resulting in a copper-hued wine that has a bit more structure (rame means copper' in Italian). Though somewhat of a hybrid, it is made with gray-ish-rose-colored PG grapes, and the extended contact gives it a slightly tropical peachy/melon note along with some savory tones. Great pairing with Asian-spiced foods as well as a charcuterie board. Pasqua 11 Minutes 2024, Rosé Trevenezie IGT. This is always a fun wine from a fun-loving but serious producer who isn't afraid of whimsy This rose, in an attractive bottle with a pretty botanical-themed label is a blend of traditional regional grapes, Corvina and Trebbiano di Lugana and Syrah and Carmenère. The name refers to the length of time the juice is in contact with its skins. Showing a pretty, floral nose and lots of stone fruit on the palate driven by peach and nectarines, this wine has enough structure to hold up to summer BBQs. . Scaia Rosato 2024, Veneto IGT. This ballerina-slipper colored wine from the northeast is an easy-going, apricot and raspberry-inflected wine made from Rondinella, a native regional grape of Valpolicella. Sip along with soft cheeses, light pasta dishes with shellfish or on its own. SOUTH Donnafugata 'Rosa' 2024, Sicilia DOC. A collaboration with Dolce and Gabbana, this stylishly packaged wine (did you expect anything less?) offers a shimmery pale pink rose full of fragrant flowers, citrusy-herbs, and small wild red berries. It's really Sicilian terroir in a bottle—a little wild and savory, but glistening like the sea. The bottle art is inspired by the iconic Sicilian carretto. A blend of two island natives, Nerello Mascalese and Nocera. Librandi 'Segno' Ciro DOC Rosato. You should pay attention to everything from this producer, who has an undisputed loyalty and commitment to Calabria. This modern-style, fresh rosé proves anyone wrong who thinks the region produces only rustic wines. Made from 100% Gaglioppo, a native grape known for its tannic structure, this is a wild ride of red berries, some savory bramble and elevated by good acidity. More structured, so bring this to the grill. Masseria Li Veli Sybar Negroamaro 2024, Salento IGT. This new offering from Famiglia Falvo arrives in a slick frosted-glass bottle, giving it an air of sophistication on the table. Pale pink with tropical fruit tones—more on the tart citrusy side—and with some baby strawberry notes. Fresh and medium bodied, so drink on its own or paired with summer fare such as risotto with roasted corn. Masseria Li Veli Torrerose 2024 Salento, IGT. Made from Puglia's famed Primitivo grape (a cousin to Zinfandel), this fresh rosato delivers tangerine, strawberry, freshness and lightness at an attractive price point (~$15). Made from 20-year-old vines, this has a bit more structure than the usual flighty roses, making it a fine pairing partner, as well as a nimble porch sipper. Planeta Rosato Menfi DOC, Sicilia 2024. Made by a pioneering family in Sicily, this wine made from organic grapes is light on its feet with strawberry and pomegranate tones. It's fresh but not without substance—a brushy earthy note on the nose and the palate plays nice with the modern style of this slick wine. 50% Syrah and 50% Nero d'Avola. Varvaglione Susumaniello Rose 2024, Salento, IGP. From the very heel of Italy's boot comes this softy and fruity wine with a pretty 'summer in a bottle' presentation. This is red berry and cherry all the way with lots of splashy acidity and floral notes. Perfect for sumer gatherings where you need to make a presentation.
Int'l Business Times
2 days ago
- Int'l Business Times
Searchers Seek Missing After Deadly Italy Migrant Shipwreck
Italian authorities searched Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two crowded boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, killing at least 27 people. As many as a dozen or more people are still unaccounted for following Wednesday's disaster, according to testimony from among the 60 survivors, mostly from Somalia. Three minors, including a newborn baby, and seven women and 13 men were among the dead, according to the prosecutor's office in Agrigento, on Sicily. Post-mortem examinations confirmed that those 23 died of drowning, according to the ANSA news agency. UN officials said 27 people were confirmed dead so far. The two boats had left Tripoli, Libya, earlier on Wednesday, Italy's coastguard said. It is believed one of the boats started taking on water, causing people to climb onto the other boat, which then capsized. At Lampedusa's cemetery on Thursday evening, where many of the bodies are being kept, some women came and left flowers, and prayed for the dead. "It seemed fitting, at least to stop by and say a prayer for these people who were seeking a better life," said Donata, a holidaymaker visiting the island who declined to give her family name. "They did nothing, and they died," she told AFP. An Italian helicopter had spotted a capsized boat and several bodies in the water on Wednesday about 14 nautical miles off Lampedusa. One Somali woman lost her son and husband, according to an account reported by the Corriere della Sera newspaper. "I had my son in my arms and my husband beside me. I don't know how, but we found ourselves in the water. The waves took them both away from me," she said. Lampedusa, just 90 miles (145 kilometres) off the coast of Tunisia, is often the first point of arrival for people trying to reach Europe in leaky or overcrowded boats. But it is also a tourist hotspot, famed for its white sand beaches. On Thursday, it was filled with holidaymakers visiting for Friday's Ferragosto public holiday, with pleasure boats using the same port as the vessels searching for the missing. Two of the survivors were taken by helicopter to Sicily for treatment, while the other 58 were being cared for in the reception centre on the island, according to the Red Cross. Twenty-one of them are minors and "generally in good health", said Imad Dalil, the Red Cross official who runs the reception centre. He said the majority of the survivors are Somali, with a few Egyptians. Around 95 people were on the boats, UN officials reported initially, but ANSA said it appeared there may have been more, perhaps 100 to 110 people. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, had earlier confirmed the toll of 27 dead. "Over 700 refugees and migrants have now died in 2025 in the Central Mediterranean", which the UN judges to be the world's deadliest maritime migrant crossing, he wrote on social media. "All responses -- rescue at sea, safe pathways, helping transit countries and addressing root causes -- must be strengthened," he said. Despite the tragedy laying bare the risks, the migrant boats kept coming. Four others were intercepted off Lampedusa overnight, according to the Red Cross, while more migrants arrived during Thursday. More than 260 people were being held in the reception centre waiting for processing as of Thursday evening, ANSA said. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offered her "deepest condolences" to the victims and vowed to step up efforts to tackle migrant traffickers. Her hard-right government took office in 2022 vowing to cut the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe. More than 38,500 people have arrived on Italian shores so far this year, according to interior ministry figures. This is slightly up on last year but well below the 100,000 reported by the same time in 2023.
NZ Herald
2 days ago
- General
- NZ Herald
Waves took them both: Mother's account in Lampedusa boat tragedy
It is believed one of the boats started taking on water, causing people to climb on to the other boat, which then capsized. At Lampedusa's cemetery on Thursday evening, where many of the bodies are being kept, some women came and left flowers, and prayed for the dead. 'It seemed fitting, at least to stop by and say a prayer for these people who were seeking a better life,' said Donata, a holidaymaker visiting the island who declined to give her family name. 'They did nothing, and they died,' she told AFP. 'Waves took them both' An Italian helicopter had spotted a capsized boat and several bodies in the water on Wednesday about 14 nautical miles off Lampedusa. One Somali woman lost her son and husband, according to an account reported by the Corriere della Sera newspaper. 'I had my son in my arms and my husband beside me. I don't know how, but we found ourselves in the water. The waves took them both away from me,' she said. Lampedusa, 145km off the coast of Tunisia, is often the first point of arrival for people trying to reach Europe in leaky or overcrowded boats. But it is also a tourist hotspot, famed for its white sand beaches. On Thursday, it was filled with holidaymakers visiting for Friday's Ferragosto public holiday, with pleasure boats using the same port as the vessels searching for the missing. Deadly crossing Two of the survivors were taken by helicopter to Sicily for treatment, while the other 58 were being cared for in the reception centre on the island, according to the Red Cross. Twenty-one of them are minors and 'generally in good health', said Imad Dalil, the Red Cross official who runs the reception centre. He said the majority of the survivors are Somali, with a few Egyptians. Bags containing migrants' belongings at the harbour of Lampedusa. Photo / Stefano Rellandini, AFP Around 95 people were on the boats, UN officials reported initially, but ANSA said it appeared there may have been more, perhaps 100 to 110 people. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, had earlier confirmed the toll of 27 dead. 'Over 700 refugees and migrants have now died in 2025 in the Central Mediterranean', which the UN judges to be the world's deadliest maritime migrant crossing, he wrote on social media. 'All responses – rescue at sea, safe pathways, helping transit countries and addressing root causes – must be strengthened,' he said. Despite the tragedy laying bare the risks, the migrant boats kept coming. Four others were intercepted off Lampedusa overnight, according to the Red Cross, while more migrants arrived during Thursday. More than 260 people were being held in the reception centre waiting for processing as of Thursday evening, ANSA said. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offered her 'deepest condolences' to the victims and vowed to step up efforts to tackle migrant traffickers. Her hard-right Government took office in 2022 vowing to cut the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe. More than 38,500 people have arrived on Italian shores so far this year, according to interior ministry figures. This is slightly up on last year but well below the 100,000 reported by the same time in 2023. - Agence France-Presse
