The blue club continues to work on the market in search of top players: Milinkovic-Savic is the big target for a negotiation involving two other clubs
Milinkovic-Savic al Napoli: l’affare che coinvolge altri due club (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
July 1 is still a distant date, although the early June window may already allow for transactions. The fact remains that with the season still in full swing, the market may take a back seat, but it is already in these weeks that planning for the future begins. There are no detours, with management making contacts, setting up negotiations and closing deals.
And so Napoli, which even on the field is playing for a Scudetto that was unthinkable at the beginning of the season, is also working to strengthen the team for next season. The return to the Champions League requires investment to strengthen the squad, to create a team that can be competitive and well amalgamated between starters and reserves.
In fact what Antonio Conte is asking for in order to stay (but it may not even be enough). And the ds Manna is moving along these tracks, as can be inferred from the rumors of these days. High-profile names, as can be guessed from the negotiation for De Bruyne, with the Belgian being a priority target and a real knockout blow should he be signed.
Napoli, non solo De Bruyne: 150 milioni di budget e mercato faraonico
Not only the Belgian, however, because Napoli is also screening other profiles to reinforce the roster: from Solet and Beukema for the defense to Sudakov for the three-quarter to Jonathan David for the attack. Then again, a pharaonic market is on the horizon for the Azzurri, with at least 150 million in budget to be invested.
Napoli, non solo De Bruyne: 150 milioni di budget e mercato faraonico (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
Napoli, however, is also looking at the battery of goalkeepers, with a knot to untie that is anything but simple. Alex Meret, in all likelihood, should remain the Azzurri’s No. 1 in the coming seasons as well. The club has been working for some time on the Friulian goalkeeper’s renewal and now only the signature on the extension is awaited, which would close all talks, even to possible interests of other clubs, Inter and Roma above all.
Nevertheless, possible market opportunities are also sounded out. And one of them leads to Vanja Milinković-Savić, the revelation goalkeeper of this championship. With the Torino jersey he has shown performances on par with a top player, including decisive interventions and saved penalties, also attracting the attention of top European clubs, Manchester City in primis.
Milinkovic-Savic in azzurro, l’intreccio che può prendere corpo
Milinkovic-Savic is also prized for his ability to play with his feet and will almost certainly leave Turin at the end of the season. There is a €20 million termination clause in his contract that makes his purchase a real bargain. And Napoli does not want to let him slip through their fingers.
Milinkovic-Savic in azzurro, l’intreccio che può prendere corpo (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
If Meret is to be the designated starter, in fact, a second goalkeeper must also be hired, considering how Scuffet will return to Cagliari. Having arrived last January on loan, it is difficult to imagine that the class of ’96 will be able to stay in the Azzurri. Hence the need to acquire a more than viable alternative when called upon.
Scuffet, on the other hand, could return to Cagliari and this time stay there as a starter, with the Sardinians redeeming Caprile from Napoli and then selling him right back to Torino, at that point looking for a goalkeeper after the sale of Milinkovic-Savic, for a goalkeeping pinwheel that would directly involve the three clubs to the extreme satisfaction of all parties involved.
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