At the top of Napoli’s list are Adeyemi and Garnacho. Another Werner
A hastily organized blitz, to try to speed up the negotiation. And a general agreement reached at the end of a very long day: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is virtually a PSG player. There are still some details to be sorted out, but the bulk of it was done yesterday in a meeting that took place in France, probably in Monte Carlo, between Luis Campos, strategic consultant of the Parisian club which has its residence in the Principality, and Mamuka Jugeli, the player’s agent. And to which sporting director Giovanni Manna could also have been added, caught in the morning at Capodichino airport in Naples, ready to board a flight to Nice. Regardless of the denials, one thing is clear: Kvara says goodbye to Napoli after two and a half seasons and the Neapolitans lose another hero of their third scudetto. A bitter ending, with the Georgian abandoning ship in the middle of the journey of a championship in which Napoli has relaunched itself at high altitude and dreams big. A disappointment for the fans, but perhaps also a new opportunity for the club, which thus avoids living with a separated person at home as happened with Osimhen. “Kvara has asked to be sold” Conte announced. And he was satisfied. Now it’s up to the club to keep the agreement with its coach: one purchase for each exit was said before January. But this is a heavy transfer, a star of the team is leaving and will have to be replaced by another potential champion. Otherwise there would be a high risk of having ‘done damage’, to use the coach’s recent phrase.
the details
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PSG has decided to break the deadlock and approach Napoli’s request. No technical counterparts, just cash. They remain ten million away from the initial request of 80 million, but the 70 put on the table by PSG yesterday are a clear sign of their desire to close. And quickly too. Maybe at 75, playing with the bonuses, but in the meantime the negotiation is moving quickly and could be defined in every aspect in the next few hours. Kvara and PSG, moreover, had already reached an agreement last summer for a five-year contract of 11 million per year, bonuses included. Old agreement which should still be confirmed. Plus a large commission to the agents, obviously, one of the points of conflict in the chatter about the renewal never signed with Napoli.
young tops
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In short, the bulk of the work seems to have been done. At least as regards the sale of the Georgian star. Now, however, comes the difficult part. The sporting director and Conte have already identified the profiles to focus on to keep Napoli in the championship race. Real talents, young and therefore easily resellable even in a few years at a higher value than today, just as president De Laurentiis likes. The problem is that they already have a high cost, as they are already established players. Napoli have already explored Manchester United for Alejandro Garnacho, 20 years old, one of the best talents of his generation. The response was shocking: 80 million are needed. A big discount is needed, which is why Manna landed in Barcelona last night to speak with the player’s agents and understand the feasibility of the deal. But Garnacho is one of the profiles, the other in the front row plays in Dortmund and has been driving Borussia fans crazy for years. It’s Karim Adeyemi, 22 years old on Saturday, an unstoppable player who can play on both flanks and who this season scored a hat-trick in the Champions League against Celtic. Borussia is a club that sells if the right offer arrives, but here too a significant investment would be needed, of around 40 million euros.
safe used
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In short, no bets for the future, Conte wants a safe second hand and also for this reason Manna has moved with Leipzig to understand if there are margins for the loan of Timo Werner (28, currently on loan at Tottenham), 57 games and 24 goals with Germany, 43 matches and 17 goals in the Champions League, won with Chelsea in 2020-21 together with the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup. In short, a top footballer, like the ambitions of this new Napoli. Kvara’s farewell does not mean downsizing, but the possibility of finding the right men to aim for the championship.
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