Argentine attacker Paulo Dybala is closing in on a new bumper deal at Italian football giants Juventus according to the report from the stables of Tuttosport.

It was revealed that Dybala is set to sign a new five-year deal that will take him to the summer of 2026 at the Italian football club.

Dybala has one year to run on his current deal with hisItalian football team and the representative of the player has been negotiating a new contract with his club. Jorge Antun is the representative of Dybala and he has been in negotiations with Juventus for the past months. Antun has been in Italy since July and he will return to Argentina next week. The agent will return to Argentina after he has closed the deal withJuventus over a new contract.

It's been 15 years since a player from the Italian national team last won the Ballon d’Or. Fabio Cannavaro scooped the award following an impressive year that saw him lead his country to the World Cup in 2006.

Only five Italian players in history have been awarded the most prestigious individual award in the sport. Omar Sivori (1961), Gianni Rivera (1969), Paolo Rossi (1982), Roberto Baggio (1993) and Cannavaro (2006). Jorginho could be the latest Azzuri player to be added to that list in 2021.

Young striker Manuel De Luca is on the verge of joining Italian football club Sampdoriaafter completing his medical examinations. The 23-year-old attacker has freed himself from fellow Italian football club Chievo Verona and he's free to sign Sampdoria.

De Luca completed the necessary physical examinations at Sampdoria after reaching a deal with the club. It has been reported that Sampdoria manager Roberto D'Aversa might even send De Luca on loan when he finally become a Sampdoria player.

The transfer update on De Luca was corroborated by Sky Sports Italia.

Premier League giants Manchester United have made an offer for Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo according to Sky Sports Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio. It was revealed that the Red Devils have made an offer in the region of €28m to Italian football giants Juventus in their quest to re-sign Ronaldo.

Ronaldo was formerly a Manchester United player after he played for the club between 2003 and 2009 on the back of his transfer from Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner signed for the Red Devils in the summer of 2003 and he went on to spend six years at Old Trafford.

Torino striker Andrea Belotti has not made up his mind on what to do next in his career. The Italian international has the option of staying at his present club or moving abroad with the likes of Spanish La Liga giants Sevilla interested in his services.

Apart from Sevilla, Italian football capital club AS Roma have also been linked with a move for Belotti. Roma have a new manager in Jose Mourinho and the Portuguese tactician has given the club the thumbs up over a move for Belotti.

Torino striker Andrea Belotti has not made up his mind on what to do next in his career. The Italian international has the option of staying at his present club or moving abroad with the likes of Spanish La Liga giants Sevilla interested in his services.

Apart from Sevilla, Italian football capital club AS Roma have also been linked with a move for Belotti. Roma have a new manager in Jose Mourinho and the Portuguese tactician has given the club the thumbs up over a move for Belotti.

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) striker Mauro Icardi is eager to sign for Italian football giants Juventus this summer according to Foot Mercato. It was reported that the Argentine international has already spoken to new manager Maximiliano Allegri in addition to his wife and agent Wanda Nara dropping transfer hints on social media.

PSG have been active in this summer's transfer window with the arrivals of quality players like Dutchman GeorginioWijnaldum, Spanish centre back Sergio Ramos, Italian shot stopper GianlugiDonnaruma and Moroccan international fullback AchraafHakimi. To this effect, Icardi could see his playing time reduce in the new season with PSG still actively interested in more attacking players.

AS Roma defender Leonardo Spinazzola will miss the rest of the ongoing Euro 2020 tournament after he reportedly ruptured his Achilles during the quarterfinal clash between Italy and Belgium. The two teams met at the Allianz Arena in the German city of Munich on Friday night and the serious injury put a little dampener on things for Italy who are in the semifinals after beating Belgium, the number one ranked team in the world according to the FIFA Rankings.

Sassuolo midfielder Manuel Locatelli was one of the best midfield players in the Italian Serie A last season and he has shown that it was not just a flash in the pan after his impressive performances for the Italian national team at the ongoing Euro 2020 tournament.

Locatelli had a lot of suitors before a ball was kicked at Euro 2020 and the number of those keen to sign him would have increased following his good performances for his country at the ongoing continental football competition. The Sassuolo player and his national team colleagues have been able to show the world that Italian football is back on the international stage after the heartbreak of missing out on the last edition of the FIFA World Cup in Russia three years ago.

Do you ever get a sense of snobbery from the big leagues in Europe? The likes of the Premier League and La Liga act as if Serie A is way behind in the prestige stakes, while even Ligue 1 is attempting to look down its nose at the showpiece of Italian football.

The fact is, the Serie A doesn’t get the credit it deserves when the circus that is the Premier League is dominating the airwaves.