Napoli Calcio – Latest: last minute blow arrives, but important deal in the form of an onerous loan also blows up
The very latest from Napoli Calcio clearly concerns the situation related to the left outside player that the blue club needs to buy to replace Kvaratskhelia. And in the very last hours an important decision would come.
According to the latest updates from Gianluca Di Marzio, Napoli is turning to Noah Okafor. So, the negotiation for Saint-Maximin is skipped because of bureaucratic quibbles. The Frenchman, in fact, is owned by Al-Ahli, but had been turned over on loan to Fenerbahce last summer. A move to Serie A would have required a rescission from the current deal with the Turks and a transfer on an onerous loan to Napoli. However, the Arab soccer market has been closed for a few days and the FIFA waiver for this move has not arrived.
Napoli su Okafor: i dettagli dell’operazione
For obvious logistical reasons, Manna reportedly decided to go all in on Milan’s Swiss striker. Realizing that it would be impossible to get to Saint-Maximin, Napoli decided to speed up and resume old contacts made in the past days with the player’s entourage.
Noah Okafor (LaPresse) SpazioNapoli
According to the Sky Sport reporter, Okafor will move to Napoli on an onerous loan with the right of redemption set at around 25 million. The Swiss striker, for a short period of time this season, took the place of Leao, who was not in great harmony with Fonseca.
Okafor grew up in the youth ranks of Basel, then moved to Salzburg where in three and a half seasons he managed to carve out international space and consideration. Milan set their sights on him in the summer of 2023. Last season he had the role of a match-breaker. This year, however, he is struggling more. Even, it seemed all done for his move to Leipzig. Even then, negotiations would have closed on a loan with a right of redemption set at 25 million euros. However, after medical examinations, the German club deemed the athlete unfit. The transfer, in fact, suddenly jumped. Milan also made it known that the player was healthy and now he will have a new chance to prove his true worth.
Noah played the first leg of the championship match against the Azzurri as a starter. His contribution, however, was not decisive. And Napoli managed to snatch the three points at the San Siro thanks to goals from Lukaku and Kvaratskhelia.
