ROME (ITALPRESS) – It is now official: Lazio have announced that they have permanently transferred player Valentín Castellanos to West Ham United Football Club. Castellanos, who joined Lazio in the summer of 2023 from New York City, leaves the Biancocelesti after making 98 appearances and scoring 22 goals. “The entire club would like to thank Taty for his contribution and wishes him and his family all the best for the future,” the statement reads.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Just a few months ago it would have seemed impossible, but according to the spanish press Vinicius is now on the market. Yesterday the Real Madrid forward was booed by the Santiago Bernabéu crowd, and relations with the club and head coach Xabi Alonso are reportedly far from ideal. Los Blancos do not want to risk losing him on a free transfer in June 2027, and contract renewal talks are said to be at a standstill, having quickly turned into a breaking point. Obviously, a major offer will be required and, according to The Guardian, Chelsea are ready to challenge Saudi clubs by putting £135 million (around €155 million) on the table.

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MANCHESTER (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Manchester United has sacked Portuguese manager Ruben Amorim. The English club announced the news in a statement.

“Ruben Amorim has resigned from his role as manager of Manchester United,” the statement read. “Ruben was appointed in November 2024 and led the team to the Europa League final in Bilbao in May. With Manchester United sixth in the Premier League, the club’s board has decided that now is the right time for a change. This will give the team the best possible chance of achieving the highest possible Premier League position. The club would like to thank Ruben for his contribution to the club and wishes him all the best for the future. Darren Fletcher will lead the team against Burnley on Wednesday.”

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ROME (ITALPRESS) – Following the official announcement of his signing by Porto in recent weeks, Thiago Silva has arrived in Portugal. The 41-year-old Brazilian has returned to Porto, twenty-two years after his first experience with the Portuguese club.

“I’m at Porto after almost 22 years and I’m very happy,” he said on social media, shared by the official account of Porto, coached by the Italian Farioli, along with images of his welcome. The former AC Milan player arrives after terminating his contract with Fluminense and has chosen the Portuguese champions as his return to Europe.

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TUNIS (TUNISIA) (ITALPRESS) – The Tunisian Football Federation has announced the mutual termination of the contracts of coach Sami Trabelsi and the entire coaching staff of the national team following their elimination in the round of 32 of the Africa Cup of Nations by Mali on penalties. Tunisia, coming off a positive start with a 3-1 win over Uganda in the group stage, had then alternating disappointing results, including a 3-2 defeat by Nigeria and a 1-1 draw with Tanzania.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – According to information from Football Insider, Chelsea is working on two fronts on the transfer market. The first concerns the head coach, as after the split with Enzo Maresca the club is still searching for a replacement. The leading candidate remains Liam Rosenior, manager of Strasbourg, but the English outlet reports strong interest as well in Newcastle coach Eddie Howe, the 48-year-old who counts Sandro Tonali among his protégés.

That brings us to the second front Chelsea are working on. The Italian national team midfielder, also a target for Juventus, is highly rated by the Blues, who would be ready to open talks not for the winter window, but for June. And if Howe were indeed to arrive on the bench, the London club would have a better chance given the mutual respect between the coach and Tonali.

The former AC Milan player is under contract with the Magpies until the summer of 2029 and, according to Football Insider, there is no intention at St James’ Park to sell him—unless an irresistible offer arrives. The same reasoning, of course, also applies to Juventus.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – This was the first time medical supplies were carried by drone on the island, as blood samples were flown between two private hospitals, marking a milestone for Malta’s healthcare and aviation sectors.

The drone, operated by SKY Mobility (Malta) Ltd through its Flying ZERO Air Services, transported blood samples from Saint James Hospital in Zejtun to the hospital’s Sliema facility, officially launching commercial drone deliveries for medical use in Malta.

The 13.4-kilometre flight took just nine minutes and 43 seconds, fulfilling the company’s commitment to cut delivery times by more than half compared to road transport. Most of the route was flown over the sea along Malta’s east coast before the drone turned inland towards Sliema.

The flight marked the start of commercial operations between Flying ZERO and Saint James Hospital, with plans for twice-daily drone flights connecting the two sites.

Flying ZERO founder and CEO Alexander Esslinger said the flight had been carried out safely and according to plan following extensive testing. He said the company was now ready to scale up operations.

The drone was remotely piloted from Zejtun at an average speed of around 28 metres per second. Remote pilot Simon Desira explained that the system allows the aircraft to hover, divert to rally points or deploy a parachute if required, with the flight path approved in advance by transport authorities.

Saint James Hospital head of laboratory services Paul Sultana said the hospital was proud to be the first in Malta to use drone transport for medical supplies, particularly for urgent testing where speed is critical. He said the service could eventually expand to link other clinics, including in Gozo.

Similar medical drone delivery services are already operating in countries such as Belgium, Ireland, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

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PARIS (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) – With yesterday’s victory in Toulouse, Lens became the French winter champion. “All things considered, we had a good first half of the season, but Lens was better,” acknowledged Pgs coach Luis Enrique. “We want to continue improving and win many games, get many points. We are aware of the quality of Lens and the other teams. This motivates us”.

Also because Ligue 1 “has always been a very clear objective, but we’ve almost never played with our best squad, and other teams, Lens in particular, have improved their performances. The league and the Champions League are well-defined objectives. We’re currently in a good position in the Champions League, with three points left to earn to be in the top eight. But Ligue 1 remains an objective. As are all the other trophies. And we need everyone”, Luis Enrique said.

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JAKARTA (INDONESIA) (ITALPRESS) – 50-year-old Englishman John Herdman is the new coach of Indonesia, replacing Patrick Kluivert, who was removed two months ago after the defeat to Iraq that denied qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Herdman, former coach of Toronto, is the only coach to have led the women’s and men’s national teams of the same country, in his case, Canada, to the World Cup: he achieved this feat with the women in the 2007 and 2011 editions (also leading them to Olympic bronze in London and Rio), while with the men, he qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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VALLETTA (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta’s government push to send migrants to their country of origin continued with the return of 44 people in a police-led operation, the Home Affairs Ministry said. The group had been disembarked in Malta on December 12 after being rescued at sea by the Armed Forces of Malta. One person died during the rescue.

The latest returns followed a separate operation involving four other individuals, bringing the total number of people returned over a 17-day period to 48.

The ministry described the operation as both large-scale and unusually swift, noting that the migrants had arrived in Malta just over two weeks earlier. It said the returns mean that 81% of irregular migrants who arrived in Malta during 2025 have now been sent back to their countries of origin, while overall arrivals remain among the lowest on record.

According to the ministry, irregular arrivals over the past five years have fallen by 93%, as returns of individuals who do not qualify for asylum have increased. Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said Malta continues to apply a migration policy that distinguishes between those entitled to international protection and those with no legal right to remain. He said refugees are provided with assistance, while those who abuse the system are returned as efficiently as possible. Camilleri added that completing a return operation within 17 days sends a strong signal to human trafficking networks, which he said put lives at risk at sea.

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