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David: They have been linked to Napoli defender Paolo Cannavaro. They are more focused on extending Hernanes than anything else
21:56: Q: Do you think Napoli will go back for Lyon's Maxime Gonalons in the summer?
David: Gonalons agent opened the door to move happening again in January, but I think Napoli is furios with Lyon and have moved on to other targets
21:55: Q: I heard about a possible move for AC Milan's Philippe Mexes to Ligue 1 side Monaco. True?
David: I could see Mexes to Monaco now that Milan has Rami and Bonera is playing very well. I haven't heard of an offer but Monaco could pay Mexes' high wages (4 million euro net)
21:53: Q: Any big Inter Milan deals? Buying/selling? Is Inter planning to buy a striker or a midfielder? If positive, who?
David: They will likely sign D'Ambrosio from Torino. Then it depends what they do with Guarin, IF they sell him they would likely get a striker- Osvaldo has been mentioned. They asked for Jovetic on loan (so did Fiorentina) but Man City won't do a loan
21:48: Q: What's the situation with Fredy Guarin and Chelsea? Who else are they looking at?
David: Before Thohir became president he was promised an extension with a higher salary. Chelsea is interested but have yet to make a bid, Inter did allow Chelsea to speak to his agent but I feel there is no momentum for it to happen at moment. Guarin either wants a new contract with raise or wants to be sold. For Chelsea other than Guarin, I have heard of Diego Costa, Benfica's Matic, as well as Inter CB Ranocchia (but he is a very poor player IMO)
21:47: Q: Aside from 17-year-old Coritiba left-back Abner, what defensive reinforcements are Roma considering?
David: Roma has a stud prospect called Jedvaj on their Primavera, he is a very promising CB. They were linked to D'Ambrosio but with Dodo' playing better I think they are all set on defense
21:45: Q: Possibility of a Juventus' Sebastian Giovinco sale to Arsenal?
David: Juve doesn't want to loan him, but they appear a bit more open to a sale now. His agent was dead set on fact his client would remain at Juve up until 2 months ago, but now he seems more open to a move. But it wouldn't be a loan deal.
21:43: Q: More likely destination for Paolo Cannavaro: Lazio or Inter?
David: Paolo Cannavaro is more likely to join Lazio, I doubt Napoli would want to send him to Inter since their former coach Mazzarri is there and he left on bad terms with Napoli
21:42: Q: What's the latest on Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo?
David: He appears very close to signing a 2 year extension with Juve. The fact that Real Madrid just resigned Xabi Alonso also makes it even more likely Pirlo remains at Juve, since I could have seen Pirlo joining Real Madrid- a club he always admired especially now that they have Ancelotti to whom Pirlo is very close. At this point I would be shocked if Pirlo doesn't extend with Juve
21:38: Q: Do you think that Arsenal could sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic either this month or in the Summer
David: Ibrahimovic earns massive wages and PSG feels they have a chance to win the CL this season, with Ibra you never know but at the moment he seems very happy at PSG
21:37: Q: Is AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli going to join Chelsea and is he interested in leaving the club?
David: I think El Shaarawy's injury (out 2/3 months) makes it very unlikely Balotelli leaves in January plus he can't play for another team in CL since Milan used him already. Berlusconi described Balotelli as a "rotten apple" before Milan signed him, and Galliani is the one who really likes Balotelli and he appears to be marginalized at the club a bit now. I could see Balotelli leaving Milan but much more likely in the summer than January
21:34: Q: Any.chance Juan Mata to Real Madrid and Di Maria back with Mourinho at Chelsea?
David: I can just say Mata is probably not feasible for Serie A because of his wages
We at TNC believe Chelsea are not interested in signing Angel Di Maria and Real Madrid aren't looking at Juan Mata during this month. PSG are the most interested club so far in Mata.
21:33: Q: Is there any chance of Man Utd signing either Arturo Vidal or Claudio Marchisio from Juventus?
David: While contract extensions don't guarantee a player stays I do think Vidal's recent renewal will keep him at Juve long term. There maybe a chance Marchisio leaves in 2014 (but I seriously doubt it in January) but he is a home grown Juve player and I believe Juve wants to keep him as insurance in case PSG makes an offer to Pogba they can't refuse. But for Pogba it comes down to what he wants to do.
21:32: Q: With Bologna sacking Pioli and bringing in Balardinni, how do you expect them to perform, and will it benignity the club?
David: Bologna is in a dire financial situation, but I expect them to bring in a striker since Rolando Bianchi has been a bust. Amazing how Pioli's stock dropped, this time last year he was a clear candidate for Roma's bench
21:29: Q: What are the top 3 big transfers that are most likely to happen in Serie A or is there any big moves this window?
David: Some big moves already happened with Nainggolan to Roma, Honda and Rami to Milan and Cagliari landing Flamengo's Adryan. I think Fiorentina may look to make a splash with Giuseppe Rossi out 2/3 months, and if Inter sells Guarin to Chelsea (although there is less momentum for that now) they could make a splash- they have been linked to Osvaldo and Torino's D'Ambrosio. I expect Napoli to be very active in next few weeks, they are in dire need of making CL next season. The tight race for a CL spot will motivate clubs. Roma has also acquired some great prospects in Paredes and Sanabria
21:26: Q: What's the view in Italy on the Michael Bradley to Toronto FC situation? Was this only Bradley's decision or did the transfer fees offered make it an easy choice for Roma? How serious was the interest from Bundesliga clubs or was it just 'interest'?
David: Many in Italy are rather surprised by Bradley deciding to move to MLS. He has been a good player in Italy, but didn't play much this season. He turned down a move to Verona (he would have been a down payment for Iturbe, for whom Verona has a 15 million euro option) and had legitimate offers from Wolfsburg and Werder Bremen, a few weeks ago Fulham and Cardiff were also interested. I'm very surprised by this move considering MLS doesn't start again until mid March
21:24: Even more from David on Miralem Pjanic:
I think many made a correlation that he could move once Roma got Nainggolan, but now with Bradley gone it's almost impossible in January- Roma is ina tight race for a CL spot. But if Paredes does very well and Nainggolan plays well rest of season, Roma maybe open to selling Pjanic. We saw last summer they are not afraid of making a big sale, Marquinhos/Lamela left but the team got better. Roma coach Garcia said yesterday Nainggolan's move would not impact Pjanic in any way
21:22: Q: What's Miralem Pjanic's situation currently like? Is he personally open to a move or is he content with life in Rome?
David: Overall I would say Pjanic is happy in Rome, but his contract expires in 2015 and they have yet to extend it. With Bradley leaving to Toronto FC and Roma fighting for a CL spot I would be shocked to see Pjanic leave in January, but nothing is impossible
21:20: Q: What are the odds of Erik Lamela returning to the Serie A in January?
David: I think January is very tough for Lamela since Spurs invested over 30 million euro last summer and he earns high wages. It sounds Spurs wants to give Sherwood some time to evaluate him. I think Lamela is an excellent player but maybe not suited for EPL. I think a move in summer is more likely
21:17: Q: Are Napoli going to be bringing in any big name reinforcements this winter?
David: While it appeared the Gonalons deal collapsed, his agent opened the door to a move to Napoli. Anzhi's Jecilei, Verona's Jorginho (very good player) are realistic targets. M'Vila and Song are Benitez' top choices but difficult targets. Banega also a target. I expect Napoli to try to bolster the defense- Marseille's N'Kolou is their main target
21:15: Q: Who are the most probable replacements for Allegri in the summer?
David: Seedorf is the odds on favorite to be Milan's coach next season. He is Berlusconi's choice, Galliani met with him while he was vacationing in Brazil around New Year's
21:13: Q: With Milan having lost out on Nainggolan, who are they expected to bring in to bolster their midfield? How true are the rumors of their interest in Ever Banega?
David: Milan has been linked to Porto's Fernando- they are looking to sign him for next season but could try to anticipate his acquisition to January. They have also been linked to Parma's Parolo but that was a few weeks ago.David: Seedorf is the odds on favorite to be Milan's coach next season. He is Berlusconi's choice, Galliani met with him while he was vacationing in Brazil around New Year's
21:10: The team at VAVEL had a kick start in sending in their questions and here are the answers from David!
21:05: Hello and welcome to the LIVE Transfers Q&A event with David Amoyal (@DavidAmoyal) and Transfer News Central (@TransferNewsCen). Every week we will be hosting a LIVE Q&A with a guest. This time it is David Amoyal. David Amoyal handles all the English content on Di Marzio's site, while mainly doing translations of Di Marzio's updates he also writes original articles on Di Marzio's site. He's also the director of news operations on Italian Football Daily, main focus is transfer news. He writes a few articles a week on the site. Used to be the editor in Chief of Vavel USA
