Lukaku and more, the 5 attackers followed by Napoli to replace Osimhen

Napoli wants to include Romelu Lukaku in the squad at the request of Antonio Conte, but other attacking names stand out in their sights.

The 2023/2024 championship Naples it didn’t end in the way we hoped, but now there’s no time to waste: we need to start again. In this regard, in fact, the Serie A teams – including the Neapolitan club – are entering the heart of the transfer market. The summer market session is starting to make itself felt, the president Aurelio De Laurentiis and the new sports director Giovanni Manna they are already working to re-establish the team. Clearly, before launching the first market blow, we will also have to wait for the official announcement Antonio Conte as the new coach of Napoli. Afterwards, you can start thinking about purchases in a much more concrete way.

First, we will need to carefully monitor the situation Victor Osimhen. Most likely, the Nigerian center forward will continue his career elsewhere. For this reason, the Neapolitan management has already placed several names of attackers in their sights. On pole, there is Romelu Lukaku, strongly requested by the Salento coach. But the Belgian striker’s path could get complicated: Napoli therefore, think about other names for the post-Osimhen.

Not just Lukaku, also Gyökeres, Dovbyk, Guirassy and Strand Larsen in Napoli’s sights

According to what was revealed in today’s edition of Corriere dello SportNapoli is evaluating other attackers – in addition to Romelu Lukaku – to find Victor Osimhen’s perfect heir. The names on the list are Dovbyk of Girona, Guirassy of Stuttgart, Viktor Gyökeres of Sporting Lisbon and Strand Larsen of Celta Vigo.

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“While waiting for suitable offers for Osimhen, the club leafs through the book of ideas or temptations: Romelu Lukaku, who has just returned to Chelsea after a year at Roma but is leaving (clause worth 37.5 million pounds, around 44 million euros), with whom Conte has a direct relationship made up of contacts and old esteem; Viktor Gyökeres, avalanche of goals with Sporting Lisbon and a 100 million euro clause. The Swede, top scorer in the latest Liga Portugal with 29 goals, 43 overall in 50 games, is liked a lot by Mr. Conte but his costs are prohibitive at the moment. Also on the list, and at the top, are Dovbyk of Girona and Guirassy of Stuttgart. Then Strand Larsen from Celta Vigo.”

At the moment, however, before continuing with the negotiation with one of the attackers, we will have to see how the future of the Nigerian center forward will evolve. Currently, only one club has shown concrete interest in Osimhen:Arsenal. However, the English club does not seem entirely convinced of the figure 130 million euros to be paid for the release clause. Furthermore, Antonio Conte’s dream remains Lukaku as a possible replacement, the two have already had private contacts. Once the missed objective is confirmed, the other attackers mentioned will be taken into consideration. On pole, there is Dovbyk of Girona, protagonist of several goals in La Liga. Also Viktor Gyökeres he’s not joking, the player has collected 29 goals. The latter, however, has a clause of 100 million euros and therefore could be a little more complicated to acquire. Then in the notebook, they are also there Guirassy and Strand Larsen.