NAPLES – Atletico Madrid are not in the running, they are not really interested, and even if City arrived they wouldn’t go because they want to continue to be protagonists and guarantee a good life for their family: everything that Napoli offers them, in short. Artem Dovbyk he has very clear ideas, just like when he plays and collects goals in series. The La Liga top scorer, Pichichi, has become the great protagonist of Ukraine’s long marathon towards the European Championship: that’s what they now call him, “the star” of the national team. And it’s all largely in line with what this powerful center forward is about 27 years old (who will turn Friday) born in the central Cerkasy, the most important chemical center in the country, managed to do in the season just ended: 24 goals in the championship, 25 including the one in the second round of the Champions League qualifiers, the same haul put together with Dnipro-1 the year before. But with all due respect towards the Ukrainian Premier League: it has a completely different meaning, scoring in spades in Spain and finishing ahead of people of the caliber of Bellingham, Vinicius jr. and Lewandowski in the top scorer rankings. Furthermore, wearing the Girona shirt, the big surprise of the last Liga, third, 4 points behind Barça and qualified for the next Champions League. In short, at home they are right: he really is a star.
Dovbyk in Napoli’s sights
A striker who has begun to attract the attention of quite a few clubs scattered everywhere, with a special mention for Italy. «Yes, my agent talks to some Italian teams». Mister Alex Liundovskyi, to be precise, chats a lot with the Naples, with sporting director Manna, but he also did it with Milan. The blue club, however, launched itself with the certainty of those who want the player and, they say in Catalonia, it would also have demonstrated the willingness to offer 35 million euros. The Girona, however, aims to gross 40 million. Yes. In his contract until 2028 worth 2.5 million gross per season signed a summer ago no real clause was inserted termination, but between his manager and the Spanish managers there is a sort of pact, a gentleman’s agreement: in the face of an offer like that, Artem will be able to go.
Naples, the profile of the Ukrainian
Artem known as Tema: this is how he presents himself on social media. Profiles rigorously managed by his wife Yuliia and populated by photos with Girona, the Ukrainian national team and with his daughter Kira, very blonde like her father. A center forward with a beastly physique, 189 centimeters and 78 kilogramsdisruptive force e left foot with fire. And, as we were saying, very clear ideas.
Naples, Dovbyk has clear ideas
During one of the interviews accompanying tomorrow’s European debut against Romania at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Dovbyk explained in no uncertain terms his desire to grow (elsewhere): «I’m 27 years old and I think the time has come to take some steps forward: I have a series of serious offers but I haven’t chosen yet». There was talk of Atletico Madrid, but Artem is not a target for the Colchoneros. Arsenal could be a solution, he has received information, but Napoli are pressing. The fundamental thing, however, is the project. A project made especially for him: «Let’s make a hypothesis: City are City, but if they wanted me I wouldn’t accept. They have Haaland, the central pivot of the present and the future. The certainty is that for the moment nothing is clear: the market has just begun».
