Following a very good Confederations Cup, Lazio’s Antonio Candreva drew upon himself the attention of several clubs, including Manchester United, Italian media report. The player is half-owned by Juventus, with Napoli offering to buy this share from the Italian champions.

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Manchester City has pulled out of the race for Cavani and is thinking about Osvaldo to strengthen the offensive department after the transfer of Tevez. The Roma striker can arrive at an affordable cost. For now, though, there is still no official offer.

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Juventus, after signing Tevez and Llorente, must now start to sell, and Mirko Vucinic could be on his way out. The Montenegrin interests several European teams, the last one being Zenit St. Petersburg. Spalletti coached Osvaldo at the time he was in Rome and has a good memory of the player. The first contacts between the parties have already started: Juventus have asked for 17 million euro.