Larsson: Voetbal International yesterday claimed that Heerenveen’s winger Sam Larsson could make a move to Italy’s Sassuolo before the end of the transfer window on August 31. The Dutch magazine said Sassuolo are preparing their bid even though Heerenveen seem reluctant to part with the 23-year-old Swede who joined them from Gothenburg two years ago for €1.5m.

Inter win: Celtic concluded their International Champions Cup campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Inter at Thomond Park in Limerick, late Saturday. The Hoops lost to goals from Eder and Antonio Candreva who was making his debut for Inter, now under the charge of new coach Frank de Boer. The Hoops will now shift focus to Wednesday’s Champions League play-off first leg at home to Hapoel Be’er Sheva.

Rog: Sky Sport has reported that Croatia international Marko Rog will be joining Napoli this summer for a fee of €15 million. The Dinamo Zagreb midfielder has already four caps at senior level for the national team. If the deal goes through he will be earning €900,000 per season. At Napoli, he is due to sign a five-year deal.

Tello: Cristian Tello is expected to prolong his stay with Fiorentina for another year after reports said he will be having a medical this afternoon before joining his Viola team-mates for training tomorrow. Tello joined Fiorentina in January last year on loan from Barcelona. The two clubs have now agreed on a new deal, seeing the winger again playing on loan for the Serie A club for 12 months with an option to buy for €8 million.

Results

Coppa Italia – third round
Salernitana vs Pisa 1-1 (3-4 pens); Verona vs Crotone 2-1; Sampdoria vs Bassano Virtus 3-0.

Today: 21.00 Cagliari vs Spal.

Ligue 1
Nancy vs Lyon 0-3; Nice vs Rennes 1-0; Marseille vs Toulouse 0-0.

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