Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliano has stressed that star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is happy and still has a desire to play football.

AS Roma
Cesare Prandelli has defended his decision to add Pablo Daniel Osvaldo to his Italy squad, claiming the AS Roma striker could be the future.

Atalanta
Manolo Gabbiadini's agent claimed the striker is ready to reject interest from big clubs in order to stay and mature peacefully at Atalanta.

Bologna
Bologna striker Daniele Paponi has praised coach Pioli for his ability to keep the team calm and motivated after a poor start to the season.

Cagliari
Davide Biondini's agent has denied rumours that Genoa have recently made new contacts and underlined that the midfielder is happy at Cagliari.

Catania
Catania winger Davide Lanzafame is dreaming of a great win over Inter Milan and believes it might be the right time to score his first goal.

Cesena
Cesena striker Adrian Mutu is ignoring the voices that claimed he is finished as a player, and vowed to prove it with his actions on the field.

Chievo
Chievo Verona coach Domenico Di Carlo is making their final preparation for the friendly match against Slovenian side ND Gorica in Vigasio.

Fiorentina
Italy manager Cesare Prandelli would not be able to ignore winger Alessio Cerci for much longer, says former Fiorentina ace Angelo Di Livio.

Genoa
Davide Biondini's agent has denied rumours that Genoa have recently made new contacts and underlined that the midfielder is happy at Cagliari.

Inter Milan
Cristian Chivu will have to wait for at least another month before discussing a contract renewal as Inter Milan struggle in domestic league.

Juventus
Good news for Juventus as it was confirmed that Emanuele Giaccherini did not suffer serious injury and will resume full training next week.

Lazio
Former Catania head coach Diego Simeone admits his goal is to return to Serie A in the future and does not hide his dream of coaching Lazio.

Lecce
Lecce coach Eusebio Di Francesco has identified counterpart Walter Mazzarri as the person he feared the most when his side will face Napoli.

Napoli
Walter Gargano's agent said the news about the possible sale of the Napoli midfielder as pure invention, and also denied a contract extension.

Novara
Novara midfielder Marco Rigoni is wary of Bologna's threat as he believes the Rossoblu players will be eager to impress their new boss Pioli.

Palermo
Goalkeeper Alexander Tzorvas has nothing but admiration for Palermo, praising his team's talent and work-rate thus far in the Serie A season.

Parma
Parma midfielder Jaime Valdes announced that he is almost back to full fitness and is looking forward to their next tough match against Napoli.

Siena
Serbian keeper Zeljko Brkic is flattered by the reported interest of Tottenham, but insisted that he is fully focused on doing well for Siena.

Udinese
Udinese defender Mauricio Isla is reportedly heading to Inter as a replacement for Maicon, who is being linked with a switch to Real Madrid.