With the Coppa Italia returning on Friday, and Serie A resuming the following weekend, Goal goes through the most in-demand players in Italy
Getty ImagesMario Balotelli
Where next for Mario Balotelli?
Hopes were high that last summer's transfer to Brescia would represent a happy homecoming for the enigmatic forward. Unfortunately, Balotelli's dream return to the city in which he was raised from the age of two has turned into a nightmare.
At the time of writing, his contract has not yet been terminated but even with Serie A set to resume next week and Brescia battling relegation, it now seems certain that Balotelli has already played his last game for the club.
Galatasaray has been mentioned as a possible destination but it's unlikely that many top clubs will be interested in a player who will turn 30 in August and appears sadly unlikely to ever realise his full potential.
AdvertisementGettyAndrea Belotti
Three years after becoming one of the most coveted forwards in Europe with 26 goals in Serie A for Torino, Andrea Belotti is a wanted man once again.
The Italy international has had some fitness problems in recent years but he was looking like his old dynamic and prolific self before the current campaign was halted.
Torino president Urbano Cairo used to claim that he would never let Belotti leaving for anything less than €100m (£89m/$113m) but times have changed and the 26-year-old could now be available for just over half that figure.
As such, Everton have edged ahead of Napoli, Fiorentina, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid in the race for the striker's signature.
Getty ImagesIsmael Bennacer
Ralf Rangnick is set to take charge of AC Milan this summer and it is believed that the German wants to build his team around midfielder Ismael Bennacer.
That's hardly surprising, of course, given the Algerian has been a revelation since arriving at San Siro last summer for just €16m (£14m/$18m).
However, the likes of Manchester City and PSG are lining up to test the Rossoneri's resolve to hold on to the 22-year-old, who was on Arsenal's books between 2015 and 2017 but never made a senior appearance for the Londoners.
Bennacer is precisely the kind of talent that Milan need to help push them back towards the summit of Serie A but, given their long-standing financial issues, they may find a massive offer too good to refuse.
Getty ImagesFederico Bernardeschi
Last month, Federico Bernardeschi signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports agency.
Whether that was with a view to securing a move away from Juventus is not yet known but there is no doubt that the 26-year-old finds himself at a crossroads in his career.
Bernardeschi has to decide whether to stay at Juventus, where he has never been anything more than a utility player since arriving from Fiorentina in 2017, or seek regular football elsewhere.
The versatile attacker's agent has previously held provisional talks with Barcelona over a move to Camp Nou, which only serves to highlight the Italy international's talent, and it would not be a surprise to see Bernardeschi joining a top club this summer on the back of a strong finish to the season.
