Napoli, the Champions pays the market. And the new purchases have already been re-evaluated

This is a good story and all the clubs in the world would put their signature on it. Five Champions League matches, a long time qualification for the round of 16, the real possibility of winning the first place in the group. Napoli exalts, rejoices, dreams and realizes perfectly that they have made a masterpiece: the sum guaranteed for the passage of the round, about 60 million, was used to pay most of the cards acquired last summer.

The Champions path yielded 2.8 million per victory, about 10 for the passage of the round, another 15 for participation, 18 for the ten-year prize linked to the ranking and over 3 for the market pool. We recall that the transfer campaign had been financed by some important sales, with Koulibaly in the lead at Chelsea for 40 million, without forgetting Fabian Ruiz at Paris Saint-Germain. Therefore, Napoli had acted respecting the usual criterion “one goes out, another enters”, after De Laurentiis had requested and obtained a review of the amount of salaries for an average ceiling of no more than three million. Of course, he had thought and imagined to have a good Champions League round, to be able to settle behind Liverpool, playing with Ajax. Instead, he smashed everyone, dominated the target group and hit the jackpot. We said 60 million, it works like this: Kvaratskhelia cost 10 million, Raspadori 25 excluding bonuses, Simeone has a redemption obligation for about 15. Let’s stop here because we get to 50 and it’s already good because it means having played bingo. There are 10 left, hoping that the last game at Liverpool will allow them to fill the piggy bank again: more or less the amount spent on Olivera (without bonuses), a little less if we think that Napoli has paid an 18 million clause and around to snatch central defender Kim al Fenerbahce.

The “warehouse” grows

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The transfer market accounts are made at the end, in this case a Champions League round was enough to come back and smile. Come back in a manner of speaking: not only in October you paid for most of the tickets with a wonderful European approach, but the value of the “warehouse” has grown dramatically. We have already said and we confirm: today it is impossible to give an evaluation to Kvaratskhelia, from the 10 spent we are at least 40-45, but no one would stop now a “taximeter” launched towards higher peaks. Kim’s 18 have at least doubled, he has proven to be a formidable central defender, but he had understood from his enthusiasm that he had landed in Naples with the desire to break through. The 15 million of Simeone we should retouch them upwards, the 25 of Raspadori are at least 45, the 15 (including bonuses of Olivera) are 25, without forgetting Ostigard which cost 8 and which can easily enter the rotations with a certain profit. Ndombele deserves a separate discussion: we are talking about a slightly onerous loan with the right of redemption of 30 million, so patience will be needed. The “warehouse” has grown dramatically in late October, yet usually the sums are drawn from March in the hope that it will be a success.

Spalletti accomplice

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Such a turning point succeeds not only when the sowing on the market is plentiful (Giuntoli’s merits are enormous), but above all when a coach lends himself in the best way. The famous depth of the squad sees Spalletti as the perfect ally because he has the ability to use them without forgetting someone. Ideal to honor incoming operations and to ensure that the aforementioned “warehouse” has the characteristics to grow more every month. Spalletti is the perfect accomplice: he gave minutes to Zerbin and Gaetano, two young men who, if Napoli had wanted to give up, would have taken ten minutes. Instead, there was the veto of the coach who keeps everyone on track and who knows how to motivate even the … warehouse worker. The last season had been that of some misunderstanding, the famous rotations had left a trail of small controversies. Reset and restart, the July and August operations used in full, the “plus” sign that emerges everywhere at the end of October.