Napoli can kick their search for a new center-back into high gear with a €50M check deriving from the sale of Kim Min-Jae to Bayern Munich in their pockets, and they have resumed pursuing one of their early targets for the role, Lens’ Kevin Danso, Il Mattino relays.
The Austrian international was reportedly a suggestion of coach Rudi Garcia, while the management has been keeping tabs on different options in recent weeks. However, they have run into hefty requests for Wolverhampton’s Max Kilman and Real Sociedad’s Robin Le Normand. Moreover, Borussia Moenchengladbach don’t want to let go of Ko Itakura.
Napoli and Lens are bargaining for Danso but currently disagree on his price tag. The Partenopei are considering offering €15M, while the Ligue 1’s outfit wants €22M. Their coffers are full as they cashed in profusely on Lois Openda and Seko Fofana. Moreover, the 24-year-old is under contract till 2026.
The Azzurri are also assessing cheaper fallbacks like Stuttgart’s Konstantinos Mavropanos and Wolfsburg’s Maxence Lacroix. They inquired with Roma about Roger Ibanez, but his valuation is sizeable.
Our Take on Napoli and Danso
It would be a nice purchase since he combines size, reliability, and upside. It was odd that they seemingly discarded him so soon, perhaps thinking they could make a bigger splash without spending excessively. However, the center-back market is one of the most expensive ones.
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