Napoli on Scalvini: Atalanta wants 50 million, the alternatives

The aftermath of Kim is proving to be complex for Napoli to deal with. Not that the champion club of Italy, even in financial statements, has economic problems. But precisely in order not to spend too high figures, which would be more complicated to spread and would increase the risk of losses, Aurelio De Laurentiis is probing without sinking the blows yet. Among the most followed profiles in the choice of central defender that of the Englishman of Ukrainian origin Maximilian Kilman, of Wolverhampton, and the Spanish Robin Le Normand of Real Sociedad. But the answers received make the Italian track regain altitude: Scalvini.

Italian appeal

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At the first steps of the survey, here are answers with requests exceeding forty million and above all little desire to negotiate. And in this the problem is not so much Napoli, but the appeal of our league for professionals who already play in the Premier League and in the Spanish Liga. Tracks still not abandoned by the blue club but certainly complicated to go. Also because investing such high figures – also considering salaries – would mean more complicated depreciations given that we are talking about not very young players. At the same time Micheli and Mantovani are ranging over various profiles, trying to find different solutions. Also because this year the defender market seems crazy for certain valuations. The most sensational example concerns Josko Gvardiol, the Croatian defender that Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City absolutely wants and would also already have an agreement with the player. Leipzig, however, does not intend to deviate from the quotation of one hundred million. Figures never paid for a central third line.

Kim at visits

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If on the one hand this bad habit allows Napoli to collect around 58 million from the sale of Kim, on the other it makes it more difficult to find a competitive center back for the Champions League without spending a lot of money. Meanwhile, the news is bouncing from Germany that medical visits are scheduled for tomorrow for Kim Minjae, who in the meantime has finished his military service in Korea. Therefore, if everything proceeds, at the beginning of next week Napoli will be able to receive the amount of the clause and therefore have useful liquidity to act promptly on the market.

Atalanta up

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And if the valuations are of this level, then De Laurentiis would be happy to spend those millions in Italy and invest them in a young man who already seems a certainty, rather than a promise: Giorgio Scalvini, born in 2003. Only there are interests on the boy also of Manchester United and Chelsea, for which the Percassis are ready to ask even 50 million for their jewel. An amount that Napoli does not intend to spend, but the blue president does not give up and waits some time to check if these offers will be real or if there will be the possibility of opening a real negotiation with Atalanta. Meanwhile in Bergamo they are quite serene, because despite the international interest the blue, albeit fresh from the disappointment of the Under 21 European Championship, wants to stay at least another year with the Goddess. After all, his agent Tullio Tinti has already renewed his contract and the nineteen-year-old from Brescia will earn 500,000 euros until 2027. From this point of view, Napoli would have no difficulty in re-launching his salary, but right now we need to make inroads on Atalanta and it is not at all simple.

More tracks

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Not to mention the one that leads to the Japanese of Borussia M’gladbach, Ko Itakura. Staying on the subject of his role, he is discussing whether to accept some offers and loan out Leo Ostigard to make the Norwegian grow faster. If this decision is taken, an alternative to complete the squad of central defenders would be the Slovenian from Udinese, Jaka Bijol, another class 1999. A negotiation is premature but he is also on the list.