Lega Serie A

Italian Serie A football club Udinese is set to proceed with its stadium redevelopment after signing a financing deal with the Istituto per il Credito Sportivo (ICS) – news that owner Gianpaolo Pozzo described as being equivalent to the club winning the league title.

Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir is reportedly close to finalising his long-running bid to acquire a majority stake in Italian Seria A team Inter Milan, after flying to the country to hold talks with the club's president Massimo Moratti.

Italian football clubs Lazio, Genoa, Lecce and eight players, including Lazio captain Stefan Mauri, will face charges related to match-fixing.

Two Serie A players have been banned for three months and 10 days and fined €10,000 in the latest development in Italian football’s long-running match-fixing scandal.

Owner of Serie A side Napoli Aurelio De Laurentiis is reportedly interested in purchasing English League One club Leyton Orient in a bid to develop young players through loans.

Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti is reportedly prepared to sell a stake in the Serie A club to Indonesian billionaire Erick Thohir, according to Italian media.

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