Naples, renewal and farewell: ‘We must monetize’ | De Laurentiis extends his contract but the fans have already dumped him

The Italian club has extended the agreement with the player but only to sell him and collect fresh money from his contract.

At Napoli in the summer there will be a real revolution. After this year’s flop, in which we were unable to defend the Italian flag and even risked being left out of the European cups, the Neapolitan club wants to change almost completely. Starting from the bench, where Calzona will leave his place to a coach ready to give life to a new project, and moving on to the management, where a new sporting director should arrive, without however forgetting the squad.

In fact, several new additions will arrive in Castelvolturno, but in the same way many players from the current squad will pack their bags. Among these there are also important names, such as Victor Osimhen, who has already announced that he wants to leave, and Piotr Zielinski, who has long since agreed with Inter for his transfer on a free transfer.

But the midfielder and the striker will not be the only ones to leave the shadow of Vesuvius in June. Another very titular onewhich recently seemed to have been protected by president Aurelio De Laurentiis thanks to the renewal of his contract, he is ready to leaveallowing the reigning Italian champions to monetize, to the great delight of the fans, who had abandoned him for some time.

Another luxury start for the Azzurri

The contract of Alex Meret it was due to expire at the end of the year, but due to the clause in his agreement with the Azzurri the goalkeeper automatically extended it until June 2025.

In fact, Napoli had the possibility of automatically renew if the player has obtained more than 70% of the season’s appearances of the club. Therefore the goalkeeper reached the numbers in question and consequently the Neapolitan owner exercised the option. But that doesn’t mean the 27-year-old will remain in the shadow of Vesuvius.

Transfer without regrets for Meret

The 1997 class should therefore end up on the market without too many frills, allowing Napoli to collect around ten million euros. A transfer also approved by the fans, who have long criticized him due to a few too many errors.

Likewise, the Neapolitan club would already have a replacement at home. It’s about Elia Caprilecurrently on loan at Empoli but owned by the Azzurri, who is ready to make the leap in quality.