In the last ten years the left wing has had one and only master, Lorenzo Insigne. The Napoli captain took the field yesterday for the last time in front of his fans at the Maradona Stadium. It was an unforgettable day, between the celebration, the more than 50 thousand fans who all sang for him, the post-match round of the field and the tears, the many tears from the player himself and from the Neapolitan supporters. The emotional aspect is crucial, at the same time though it is important to look to the future, to Napoli that will come without Insigne. Because we will have to turn the page, plan and be ready for the new season
THE SUBSTITUTE OF INSIGNE – There are already some ideas in the Napoli home for how the left-handed out will have to be occupied. The most immediate and ready solution is the one that leads to Hirving Lozano. The Mexican likes to start from the left, it is a role he knows very well especially with the national team and when there was the possibility he also covered it with the Napoli shirt. Spalletti could work on this option, waiting for something to move on the market. Speaking of the market, the hope is that the first purchase can explode right away. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, an offensive winger born in 2001, is the first blow already announced by President De Laurentiis. He will need time to settle in, to get to know Italian football and Spalletti’s. On paper, however, to date it is the first graft for the post Insigne.
EYES OPEN TO THE MARKET – There will be a lot of work for Giuntoli and De Laurentiis next summer. Expiring players who will go away, others in the balance whose contract will end in a year and above all the reinforcements to buy. The Napoli that will come will have to be young but ready and without head shots from an economic point of view, with the salary ceiling set at 3.5 million euros. With the proceeds for third place and the Champions League rediscovered, the club can take a breather and see the market with greater peace of mind. Kvaratskhelia alone is not enough for the fans as a graft up front. To replace someone like Insigne it will take more, some important blows. The two options have been followed for a while at Sassuolo Traoré And Raspadori. The neroverde club will not give discounts and for an offer below 30-40 million will not sit down to negotiate. Staying in Italy also like it Deulofeu Udinese, which would seem teased by the Neapolitan idea. In Holland there is Luis Sinisterra, on which, however, the interest of Bayer Leverkusen is also strong. For the moment only ideas and polls, no lunges by Napoli who will have to fix other departments first, such as the defensive one (at least a left-back and a central defender will be needed), the median (given the unknown factor mainly linked to Fabián Ruiz) . Waiting to understand what will become of Osimhen and if the famous offer of at least 100 million euros will arrive.