According to Gianluca Di Marzio, a well-known Sky Sport journalist who is an expert on the transfer market, Palermo is negotiating a trio of high-profile players for Serie B. The names are those of Dimistris Nikolaou, Luca Mazzitelli and Jari Vandeputte, all complicated operations because they are expensive and because competition is plentiful. But the City Football Group project combined with the charm of a place like Palermo places the Rosanero club in pole position for the three players.
Dimitris Nikolaou is a Greek central defender, born in 1998, who has been at Spezia for three seasons, two spent in Serie A and one – the last – in Serie B. Previously he had worn the Empoli shirt, also with Dionisi as coach. Luca Mazzitelli, 28 years old, from Rome, is a classic director: he has gained various experience in Serie A and Serie B and in the last two seasons he has played in Frosinone, first winning the Serie B championship with Grosso and last year relegating from Serie A with Di Francis.
Jari Vandeputte, 28 years old, Belgian, is an attacking winger for Catanzaro: last season he scored 9 goals and gave 14 assists to his teammates. The value of his card – according to the statements of the Calabrian president Noto – would be 4 million euros.
