They had already been explored in January, when Mazzarri wanted to return to 3-4-3. They both want to become protagonists in a top club.
Mg Milan 04/11/2023 – Serie A football championship / Milan-Udinese / photo Matteo Gribaudi/Image Sport in the photo: Nehuen Perez
In January, Napoli had a concrete interest in Radu Dragusin, at the time at Genoa, and Nehuen Perez from Udinese. However, the Romanian preferred the Premier League destination to Tottenham, while the Argentine remained in Friuli because the negotiation with De Laurentiis did not materialize. Now it seems that the Azzurri want to try again, as they are two players used to being in a three-man defence, typical of the formations previously used by Antonio Conte.
Napoli’s interest in Dragusin and Perez is back
There Gazzetta dello Sport writes:
“The new director Giovanni Manna is looking for defenders who are already tried and tested for Conte’s new three-man defense and the names of Radu Dragusin and Nehuen Perez are still on display on the Azzurri scouting list, both of whom were signed in January. It was a market designed for Mazzarri, who was tempted to return to the 3-4-3 and abandon the 4-3-3, but needed defensive, fast and reliable “arms”.
Five months later, we are at the same point: Dragusin now wants certainty about his starting place, otherwise he could decide to leave Spurs. For Perez, however, Napoli backed out just one step away from the definitive agreement: Udinese’s demands were too high. Now their names are back in the news: speed, competitive malice, desire to exalt themselves in a top club. Good profiles for the new Naples.”
For the midfield, Hojbjerg is on Manna’s list
Corriere dello Sport writes it with Fabio Mandarini.
In sporting director Manna’s list, however, there has been a man for some time that Conte has known deeply having coached him at Tottenham: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28 years old, Danish, already in the sights of the Italian club in January and also of Juventus at the time of Manna himself. A triple convergence in short, without prejudice to costs, circumstances and crowding of the squad: the team, all things considered, will only compete in the championship and Italian Cup next season and therefore the signings will be targeted.
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