Icardi to Juve, Milan eye Real, McTominay new deal: today’s news

Turin, Italy – The echoes of Inter’s mid-week derby victory over Juventus are still reverberating through Serie A, but the rumour mill never sleeps. While Juventus lick their wounds after a costly defeat at San Siro, a fresh wave of transfer talk and contract developments has swept across the peninsula.

Juventus’ medical staff confirmed on Thursday that summer signing Emil Holm suffered a low-to-medium grade myotendinous lesion of the soleus during the 1-0 loss to Inter. The Swedish full-back, who felt discomfort in the second half, will be re-evaluated in a fortnight, leaving Massimiliano Allegri without another defensive option at a critical stage of the season.

Across the Navigli, Milan are already plotting reinforcements for 2025-26. According to sources close to the club, technical director Tare has added Real Madrid’s 17-year-old centre-back Víctor Valdepeñas to a growing defensive shortlist. The Spain youth international, born in 2006, is attracting serious attention from Premier League and Bundesliga sides, but the Rossoneri hope to steal a march by accelerating talks before the summer window opens.

Social media channels, meanwhile, remain heated after the Derby d’Italia. Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni and his wife Camilla have limited access to their Instagram accounts after a torrent of abusive messages and threats – some directed at their children – followed the sending-off of Juventus’ Pierre Kalulu. Authorities have yet to comment on the matter, but both clubs are under pressure to calm an increasingly toxic online environment.

In Naples, Scott McTominay’s camp is laying the groundwork for a long-term stay. Corriere dello Sport reports that agent Colin Murdock met sporting director Giovanni Manna on Monday to discuss extending the Scotsman’s deal until 2030. McTominay, whose current contract runs to 2028, has quickly become a dressing-room leader for Antonio Conte’s side.

Speaking of Conte, former Roma executive Walter Sabatini told La Repubblica that Napoli’s recent inconsistency is “understandable” given four or five key absences. “When you can’t count on so many starters, setbacks are inevitable,” Sabatini said, while praising Conte as “a driving force” capable of steadying the Partenopei ship.

Roma, meanwhile, received a vote of confidence from Sabatini for their January recruitment. “The project really appeals to me,” he said, highlighting teenager Ghilardi’s rapid progress and the balance between youth and experience assembled by the current management.

Away from Serie A, Ligue 1 has released a documentary on Ciro Immobile, produced with Radio Laziale, charting the striker’s rise from Torino academy product to Lazio all-time top scorer and current Paris FC front-man. “Everything I did at Lazio is in history,” Immobile says in the film, insisting the love between club and player “will never end.”

Fiorentina sporting director Fabio Paratici is wasting no time reshaping the Tuscan club’s attack. Paratici has earmarked Juventus-owned duo Nicolò Fagioli and Moise Kean as cornerstones of the project. Fagioli, impressing during his loan at Como, is valued for “consistency and vision,” while Paratici believes Kean can deliver “20 goals a season” after scoring in both matches since the new regime took charge.

With injuries, contract talks and scouting missions dominating the agenda, Serie A clubs are already looking beyond the current match-day, setting the stage for another frantic transfer cycle.