Linked to Napoli, now he is one step away from Juve: figures and details

DS Giovanni Manna has several names on his notebook to relaunch Napoli. One of these has almost disappeared, with his move to Juventus now close.

After the last rather disappointing and unsuccessful season, it is time for Napoli to start again. To relaunch the sporting project, Of Lawrence decided to rely on Giovanni Manna and Antonio Conte.

The DS has been working for weeks to strengthen the team, but obviously not all the targets can be purchased. One of them is close to moving to Giuntoli’s Juventus.

Napoli, a target is close to Juventus: deal on the home straight

During the summer transfer market, a lot is expected from the Napoli, but not only. In fact, other top clubs are also working to strengthen themselves in order to chase Simone Inzaghi’s Inter. Among the most active clubs on the market besides the Azzurri is Juventus, who is close to purchasing a Napoli target. As reported Sky Sportthe Bianconeri are close to closing the deal with Nice for Khephren ThuramThe French midfielder had been in Napoli’s sights in recent months, only to then leave in recent weeks in favour of other names. Juventus has taken advantage of it, and is ready to secure Thuram for a figure close to 20 million euros.

Napoli had thought of Thuram to give quality and balance to their midfield, especially given the departure of Piotr Zielinski on a free transfer. With the attention paid to the choice of the new coach – which then fell on Antonio Conte – Napoli’s plans changed. In fact, the Azzurri slipped away in the race for the talented Nice midfielder, to turn to other profiles more congenial to the tactical ideology of Conte. DS Manna continues to keep an eye on various profiles to strengthen the midfield, including Ramadani from Lecce.

Thuram would certainly have been a move that would have inflamed the fans, but at Napoli they decided to abandon this path to move on to other objectives. Currently, Napoli’s priorities are in other departments, namely the defensive and offensive ones, where many incoming and outgoing negotiations are expected. The midfield department will be the last to be touched by DS Manna, who will have little to add except a few supporting players to the starters. Furthermore, Folorunsho and Gaetano have also returned to the base, who will be evaluated in the retreat by Antonio Conte. Therefore, to date, Thuram would not have been needed by Napoli, as he was needed by Juventus.