Núñez deal from the table
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According to defense talent Luca Marianucci (20) and star playmaker Kevin de Bruyne (34), Italian champion SSC Naples drives the squad planning greatly this week. After foreign strikers Noa Lang (26) from PSV Eindhoven completed the medical check at the Azzurri at the beginning of the week, central defender Sam Beukema (26) from FC Bologna and striker Lorenzo Lucca (24) from Udinese Calcio are also expected promptly. The initially targeted transfer by Darwin Núñez (26) from Liverpool, on the other hand, is off the table, reports Fabrizio Romano.
For Lang, Napoli had agreed with PSV with PSV about 28 million euros about 28 million euros about two weeks ago. The Dutch international will sign a contract by 2030. So long should his compatriot Beukema bind to the SSC. The 26-year-old has developed into one of the best series-A defenders in Bologna in the past two years after his 8-million euro transfer from AZ Alkmaar and recently increased its market value to EUR 28 million. Napoli has now agreed with the Rossoblu to a transfer fee of EUR 31 million and 3 million of bonuses.
Instead of Darwin Núñez: Napoli gets Italy striker Lucca
The third targeted newcomer is Italy’s international Lucca, who has scored 23 goals and six templates in 75 games for Udinese in the past two seasons. The 2.01 meter tall attacker is to relieve Romelu Lukaku (32), who played all 36 league games after his transfer from Chelsea in the master year. Lucca will initially be loaned for EUR 9 million and will cost another 26 million exclusive bonuses as part of a purchase obligation in the coming year. He will also sign by 2030.
Lucca comes instead of Liverpool professional Núñez, which Napoli had tried for a long time. The Uruguayer is said to have agreed to move to Campania weeks ago. As Romano reports, the SSC has now canceled the Reds. At Núñez, a much higher transfer was discussed than for Lucca. Depending on the report, the REDS requirement was between 65 million and 80 million euros.