The Atletico striker in Manna’s sights: he would be an added starter behind Hojlund
When a phone call brings the strategy into focus. Napoli are on the hunt for a center forward. A Deputy Hojlund who is much more than an alternative. The famous added owner, of quality and personality. The one who in many ways could be Romelu Lukaku, but who will not be the Belgian. Because there is a lot of wages to cut and Big Rom is still tied to another year of contract at around 12 million gross. And then Napoli moves, informs itself and hopes. Yes, he hopes that Alexander Sorloth can remain focused only on the World Cup for a long time and only after the well-deserved holidays can he start thinking about his future. Napoli have identified the Norwegian giant as the right player to complete the attack to be given to Massimiliano Allegri next season. There has been contact between the parties, at least to understand how advanced the discussions are with Juventus but not only. Many people like Sorloth and many have already explored Atletico Madrid. At the right price he can leave, and Napoli would like to secure a fast track to avoid auctions.
exits first
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Moreover, in the same role, there is a bit of traffic in the blue locker room. Lukaku’s future risks becoming a catchphrase, but beyond the superficial words of the Belgian, who recently underlined his desire to stay in Naples, the hypothesis of Romelu’s confirmation seems rather remote. As well as a second chance for Lorenzo Lucca. Yes, Allegri seems willing to evaluate him in retirement, but only if a new position cannot first be found for the center forward fresh from his €26 million buyout from Udinese. Lucca didn’t convince in blue and did very little even in his six months on loan at Nottingham Forest. Lucca, however, has a market. He has many admirers and sporting director Manna is receiving many calls in this period. Lorenzo struggled to settle in in Naples: he had his chances, but he played them badly. However, the blue shirt is heavy, it puts uncommon pressure. For this reason, many are still convinced that the real Lucca can easily find himself in another club. Lazio are thinking about it (in the Gila operation, provided that Napoli contributes to the salary) but they are not the only one in Italy: Lucca, due to his physicality and characteristics, would be useful to many teams.
the right man
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Here, should he be able to quickly resolve the problem linked to the redundancies up front, sporting director Manna would then have the green light to try a shot up front. And Sorloth is the latest idea, because he can play as a center forward but also alongside another real 9, as happens in the national team with Haaland. At Atletico, in two seasons, he scored 44 goals in 107 appearances, demonstrating that he has an excellent feeling with goal but above all that he can have a huge impact coming off the bench. Physicality and sense of goal to put behind Hojlund, to allow the Dane to take a breather from time to time, without the attack being able to suffer the blow. Napoli are moving, they’re serious. To burn Juve and confirm the championship ambitions for next year too.
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