The first choice in defense remains Alexander Good morning of Turin. Napoli after the hiring of Marinwhich will only be finalized next week, is trying to find the agreement with Cairo to get to the 25-year-old Granata captain.
The agreement with the player, however, can be considered a done deal. Buongiorno wants to raise the bar, to try his hand at a reality with different ambitions and to be coached by a top manager like Antonio Conte who also dotes on him. The two met casually in a restaurant in Turin before the player left for Spalletti’s Italy expedition to Germany. And so, after the classic pleasantries, it is all too pleasant that we also talked about the future and prospects. In short, the approval is there and it is also supported by an economic component that doesn’t hurt.
The Naples he is ready to have the player sign a five-year contract at figures that would immediately double, almost tripling the salary he currently receives at Torino (just over one million euros per season until 2028).
As mentioned, the last obstacle remains the patron of Toro, Urban Cairo, which has set the price tag at around 45 million euros and does not intend to accept any type of technical compensation, but only asks for cash. Napoli is stuck in its positions (35 million plus bonuses to reach up to 40). And if for the moment the negotiation has experienced a stalemate phase, also thanks to Buongiorno’s commitment with ItalSpalletti at Euro ’24, it is not excluded that the operation could be reopened and unblocked in a short time.
