Serie A Daily Report - 2026-04-29

Mercedes-Benz has reportedly filed a complaint with the Italian Carabinieri against Victor Osimhen over an alleged unpaid car lease, with the outstanding amount cited at €90,000, roughly ₦142 million. The 27-year-old Super Eagles striker is accused of failing to complete payments on a vehicle leased in 2023, turning one of Serie A's biggest modern stars into the subject of an off-pitch legal dispute.

The story is significant because Osimhen remains one of the most recognisable forwards linked to Serie A through his title-winning spell at Napoli, where he helped deliver the club's first Scudetto in nearly 40 years. Multiple Nigerian outlets reported the same complaint on the same day, reinforcing that this has become the day's biggest Italian-football talking point rather than a routine transfer rumour.

Juventus are not expected to move on Jonathan David this summer despite a mixed first season in Turin. The Canada international joined on a free transfer from Lille last summer and was Damien Comolli's first signing, making him an important early piece of the club's squad planning.

The forward's pedigree remains clear: he scored 109 goals in 232 matches for Lille, a return that made him one of Canada's most celebrated players. Even if he has not yet fully reproduced that form in Italy, the reporting suggests Juventus still see long-term value in keeping him rather than cashing in after one season.

AC Milan winger Rafael Leao is being lined up for a possible summer exit, with Manchester City and Manchester United both mentioned among the clubs tracking him. One report says Milan could be ready to slash their demands despite a €175 million release clause, while another says the club may settle around a £60 million valuation as they look to reshape the squad.

Leao's numbers and status explain the attention: he has nine Serie A goals this season and remains one of the league's most explosive wide forwards. With Milan currently third in Serie A and still in Champions League contention, any decision to sell would be a major statement about the club's direction and the scale of the rebuild they may be preparing for.

Paulo Dybala is reportedly in an agreement in principle to join Boca Juniors when the European season ends, bringing fresh uncertainty around the future of one of Roma's biggest names. The Argentine forward has spent four years in the Italian capital and the reporting suggests the move could happen after the 2025-26 campaign, rather than immediately.

For Serie A, the potential exit would close another chapter in a career that previously defined Juventus' attack and later gave Roma a marquee figure. Even at this stage, the possibility of Dybala leaving Italy remains notable because it would strip Roma of a player whose quality and profile still carry major weight in the league.

Millie Bright has announced her immediate retirement from professional football at the age of 32, ending a 12-year Chelsea career that produced 314 appearances and 20 trophies. The former England defender said she had been 'playing injured for the last six years', and she had not featured for Chelsea since February because of an ankle problem.

Her exit matters well beyond the Women's Super League because Bright was one of Chelsea's defining players during a period of domestic dominance and also won 88 caps for England. Chelsea trail Manchester City by six points with two league matches left, so the timing removes a veteran leader from a team still fighting on multiple fronts.

Jeff Ekhator, a 19-year-old striker born in Genoa to Nigerian parents, is being flagged as a potential future Super Eagles decision. The Genoa forward, whose full name is Osayuki Jeff Ekhator and who was born on 11 November 2006, is still uncapped at senior level, which makes his international future open.

The significance for Serie A is that Genoa already have a young homegrown attacker in first-team circulation, while Nigeria are watching closely because a player developed in Italy could yet switch allegiance. Articles on the day framed him as one of the more consequential dual-nationality cases in Nigerian football, which is exactly the sort of profile that can become a long-term international tug-of-war.

A 2026 profile on Zion Suzuki focused on his salary, contract and career earnings at Parma, underlining the growing attention around the Japan-born goalkeeper. Born in Newark, New Jersey on 21 August 2002 and raised in Japan, Suzuki is being presented as one of the more exciting young keepers in European football.

While the article is largely financial rather than match-based, it still matters for Serie A because Parma's long-term planning depends on retaining and developing high-upside players like Suzuki. In a league where goalkeeper stability can shape a club's ceiling, any detailed look at his contract and earnings signals that Parma's No 1 is becoming a notable asset.