“Bale was close to the Azzurri”

The summer transfer market is getting closer, with Napoli who will be among the leading clubs. A sensational transfer story has been revealed, in which Napoli was close to Gareth Bale.

The Naples is moving towards the end of this complicated season, with this evening’s match against Fiorentina and the next against Lecce which will mark the end of the year. After which we will move on to choosing the new coach, who together with the new Sporting Director Giovanni Manna will discuss the moves to be made on the transfer market.

In fact, we expect Napoli to be in constant movement on the market, with various incoming and outgoing moves. Meanwhile, Luca Gotti has revealed a sensational transfer background, with Bale who was close to joining Napoli.

Gotti reveals a sensational transfer background: “Bale was close to Napoli”

The season is now nearing its end, and consequently we are significantly closer to the opening of the summer transfer market. During this summer session, Napoli is expected to be among the leading clubs, given the many incoming and outgoing operations to which the Azzurri are called. Furthermore, Napoli must make up for the terrible transfer sessions carried out during this season, in which the necessary interventions to strengthen the team were lacking.

During market sessions, things often don’t go as they should, with deals that fail dramatically or go through unexpectedly. As a result, background stories and anecdotes are created regarding the transfer market. The current coach of Lecce, Luca Gottirevealed in a press conference a background story on Napoli who was close to purchasing Bale:

“A few years ago Mazzarri was coaching Napoli and for the January transfer window Napoli were looking for a left-wing fifth in the 3-5-2. I had seen him in the youth national teams, I really liked him and he seemed like a perfect fifth with a great prospect. I spoke to Napoli’s transfer man, Riccardo Bigon, and recommended Bale to him. He starts seeing it and he likes it, he goes to talk to Tottenham who were planning to give it to him. A few days and he scores a hat-trick against Inter at San Siro, he becomes a striker because he has the goals. He could be a full-back very well, a fifth very well, but he had the goals against him which gave him a different career. This can happen, we need to read his path.”

Gotti therefore revealed that Bale he was close to joining Napoli when he played at Tottenham. Unfortunately, the sudden explosion of Bale – who was then switched from the role of full-back to attacking winger – ruined everything. From there Bale’s career path was different, with the Welsh winger being for many years one of the cornerstones of the real Madrid. After several years, a transfer background on Napoli has been revealed, which was very close to Bale, but which will remain a regret given his failure to land.