Serie A

AC Milan
Philippe Mexes, who has been out of action for for months due to a knee surgery, thinks he will be ready for his Milan debut in three weeks.

AS Roma
Roma coach Luis Enrique admits Espanyol's Pablo Osvaldo has the advantage over Nilmar, having already played and made his mistakes in Italy.

Atalanta
Atalanta striker Simone Tiribocchi is not worried about the lack of goals in the pre-season, as he underlined that the work is more important.

Bologna
Napoli have reportedly joined AS Roma and Fiorentina in the race for the signature of Gaston Ramirez, as Bologna hold out for EUR15 million.

Cagliari
Cagliari fans are protesting against president Massimo Cellino, accusing him of sacking manager Roberto Donadoni for defending David Suazo.

Catania
Striker David Suazo said he is proud to be wearing Catania's colour and is determined to become a protagonist again and prove what he can do.

Cesena
Lazio have reportedly chosen Marco Parolo as their next signing for coach Edy Reja and will be submitting an offer for the Cesena star soon.

Chievo
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini admitted that Stefano Sorrentino is his first choice but he is unwilling to pay what Chievo are asking.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina announced that midfielder Salifu Amidu has terminated his contract at Vicenza Calcio and is now fully owned by the Florence outfit.

Genoa
Fiorentina are expected to announce the purchase of Houssine Kharja in the coming days after reaching an agreement with the Genoa midfielder.

Inter Milan
Inter striker Samuel Eto'o insisted talks with Anzhi are still ongoing and that he would not rule out a move to the English Premier League.

Juventus
Juventus are on the verge of swooping for Aberdeen's Nigerian international youngster Sone Aluko, who will be undergoing a trial this month.

Lazio
Lazio have reportedly chosen Marco Parolo as their next signing for coach Edy Reja and will be submitting an offer for the Cesena star soon.

Lecce
Lecce are reportedly considering a move for Palermo's Argentine striker Pablo Gonzalez after failing to land David Suazo, who went to Catania.

Napoli
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri revealed that Arturo Vidal and Mirko Vucinic were at the top of his wish list, but denied he wanted Trezeguet.

Novara
Novara coach Tesser believes his team's physical are at 60-70 per cent, as he looks forward to the clashes against rivals Atalanta and Chievo.

Palermo
Palermo Coach Stefano Pioli raged at the media for suggesting he is under President Zamparini's thumb, insisting that he makes the decision.

Parma
Tommaso Rocchi's agent revealed that Parma and Fiorentina are the only two clubs interested, but so far there has been no official approach.

Siena
Siena have reportedly offered either Codrea of Sestu in exchange for midfielder Simone Bentivoglio, but Chievo are more interested in Larrondo.

Udinese
It was reported that Udinese have turned their attention to Standard Liege midfielder Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez, and a bid has been submitted.