Napoli need to cut down their squad to add another midfielder but are close to selling one outcast, as Parma have jumped ahead of the queue for Gianluca Gaetano. Cagliari have been trying to bring him back permanently after a sound loan spell. However, the Ducali are outbidding them, Gianluca Di Marzio informs.
The Gialloblù have proposed €8M plus add-ons, which could be enough for the Partenopei to pull the trigger. The player is already familiar with coach Fabio Pecchia due to their shared time at Cremonese. He tallied 7 goals and 5 assists in 35 matches in Serie B that season. Instead, he hit the net four times in the past six months.
Once Napoli part ways with Gianluca Gaetano, they’ll accelerate their efforts to sign either Billy Gilmour or Marco Brescianini. They could go for the combo if Jens-Lys Cajuste left as well. He has turned down every destination so far, though, including Fiorentina and Galatasaray, Mediaset relays.
The Azzurri are fully prepared to move on from Mario Rui as well. Leonardo Spinazzola, Mathias Oliveira, and Pasquale Mazzocchi will man the left wing under Antonio Conte. He’d like to return to Portugal. He’s eyeing a move to either Sporting CP, Benfica, or Porto. It could materialize on loan with an option to buy late in the summer, Il Mattino informs (via Tuttomercatoweb).
Our Take on Napoli, Gaetano, and Rui
It’s a shame they never really gave the former an opportunity, as he’s clearly talented, but it had more chances of happening under a different coach and in another scheme.
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