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Juventus and Napoli Set to Duel for the Same Targets

April 4, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market Leave a comment

With current Juventus exec Giovanni Manna presumably primed to take over Napoli at the end of the season, the Partenopei and the Bianconeri will be even more intertwined than they are already were following the arrival of Cristiano Giuntoli in Turin.

Østigård didn’t enjoy the best of starts to his Napoli career last season, as Min-jae overshadowed more than most with his fantastic performances.

Napoli Dressing Room on The Verge of Collapse

February 18, 2024 Marko Vrakela Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024

These are uncertain times for soon-to-be-former Serie A champions Napoli, with tensions running high within the southern club. Frustration boiled over during Saturday's disappointing 1-1 home draw against promoted Genoa.

Napoli had set up the arrival of Nehuen Perez from Udinese, but they might now stand pat as a result of a late U-turn about the Argentine and Leo Ostigard.

Napoli About to Change Their Mind on Signing Perez

January 30, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market, Udinese

Napoli had set up the arrival of Nehuen Perez from Udinese, but they might now stand pat as a result of a late U-turn about the Argentine and Leo Ostigard, who was previously expected to depart. The Norwegian fared well against Lazio.

Aurelio De Laurentiis addressed a few hot-button topics at the end of a League’s assembly, starting by comment the recent words by Victor Osimhen.

De Laurentiis Candid on Osimhen, Mourinho, and Zielinski

January 26, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Aurelio De Laurentiis addressed a few hot-button topics at the end of a League’s assembly, starting by comment the recent words by Victor Osimhen: “We already knew he would leave last summer. Otherwise, the negotiation for his renewal wouldn’t have been so long."

Napoli are inches away from securing their top defensive target Nehuen Perez. The deal is in its homestretch and could be defined as soon as Friday.

Napoli One Step Away from Purchasing Udinese Defender

January 26, 2024 Enrico Passarella Atalanta, Calciomercato, Genoa, Italian Football, Monza, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market, Udinese

Napoli are inches away from securing their top defensive target Nehuen Perez. The deal is in its homestretch and could be defined as soon as Friday. He’d be their fifth January acquisition and the third permanent one. Hamed Traoré and Leander Dendoncker joined on initial loans.

Napoli are highly determined in their pursuit of Radu Dragusin and have tabled a new bid to convince Genoa to sell the defender to them and not Tottenham.

Napoli Improve Offer to Sign Tottenham Target Dragusin

January 5, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Genoa, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Tottenham, Transfer Market

Napoli are highly determined in their pursuit of Radu Dragusin and have tabled a new bid to convince Genoa to sell the defender to them and not to Tottenham. At this stage, no suitors have met the Rossoblù’s demand just yet.

Napoli are trying to close the gap with Tottenham in the fray to sign Radu Dragusin, as the Spurs haven’t entirely met Genoa’s request at this stage.

Napoli Seriously Rivaling Tottenham for Genoa Defender

January 3, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Genoa, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Tottenham, Transfer Market

Napoli are trying to close the gap with Tottenham in the fray to sign Radu Dragusin, as the Spurs haven’t entirely met Genoa’s request at this stage. They have proposed €22/23M verbally, while the Rossoblù want €30/35M. The Partenopei are offering Ostigard.

Napoli were already searching for a center-back beforehand, even more so following Natan’s shoulder injury, as he'll be out for a while.

Napoli Rekindle Their Efforts to Find a New Center-back

December 27, 2023 Enrico Passarella Borussia Moenchengladbach, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Genoa, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Napoli were already searching for a center-back beforehand, even more so following Natan’s shoulder injury. The talent is undergoing further tests but might be sidelined for up to two months. They were considering partying ways with Leo Ostigard, who hasn’t won over Walter Mazzarri, but they might just add.

Rudi Garcia has collected seven points in three matches since being given an ultimatum in the past international break and needs to keep it up.

Napoli Looking for Much-Needed Defensive Improvement

November 2, 2023 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024

Rudi Garcia has collected seven points in three matches since being given an ultimatum in the past international break. He’ll need to do even better in the three fixtures coming up before the next one, versus Salernitana, Union Berlin, and Empoli, to avoid his hot seat from becoming torrid.

Leo Ostigard has been thrust into a major role because of the injury suffered by Amir Rrahmani, but he has passed the test with flying colors.

Agent of Budding Napoli Defender Reveals Summer Tidbit

October 4, 2023 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Leo Ostigard has been thrust into a major role because of the injury suffered by Amir Rrahmani, but he has passed the test with flying colors and even found the target twice with two headers. His agent Luca Ariatti weighed in: "Scoring against Real Madrid is one of the nicest things possible."

Napoli have managed to add yet another defensive reinforcement after agreeing the fee for Norwegian defender Leo Ostigard from Brighton & Hove Albion.

Napoli Defender Ostigard Enthusiastic About Partnership with Natan

September 30, 2023 Marko Vrakela Napoli, Serie A

Leo Ostigard has delivered his verdict on his defensive partnership with Brazilian center-back Nathan following a 4-0 thumping of Lecce. The Norwegian defender got off the mark in the Partenopei colors with a towering header to open the scoring.

Napoli patron Aurelio De Laurentiis jumped the gun a little when he claimed that they were about to shake hands with Victor Osimhen but not by a lot.

Napoli Player Ratings vs Lecce: Subs Going Nuclear in Puglia

September 30, 2023 Marko Vrakela Napoli, Player Ratings, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024

High-flying Napoli put on another convincing performance following a 4-1 demolition of Udinese on Wednesday. This time, Lecce felt the wrath of the reigning Serie A champions' bid to silence their critics, finishing on the wrong side of a 4-0 scoreline at Stadio Via del Mare.

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