Pinamonti deal clears the way for De Laurentiis

Now Naples can lunge for the striker.

Protagonist of a contradictory market – in which, albeit in different ways, Lorenzo Insigne, Kalidou Koulibaly and Dries Mertens have left – Napoli is reckoning with another possible excellent farewell: Fabiàn Ruiz is in fact reportedly very close to PSG.

The Neapolitan square is seething: the time has come to deal a few blows to keep the level of the squad high. For weeks, the Azzurri club has been on the trail of Giacomo Raspadori, the Sassuolo talent on whom the Dg of the neroverdi Giovanni Carnevali is putting up strenuous resistance.

Beyond the problems over the purchase formula, and the overall value of the boy, the Emilian club would not want to deprive itself of the player before finding a worthy replacement. Said and done. On Wednesday, in fact, the white smoke arrived for the transfer of Andrea Pinamonti to the Neroverde club. With 20 million to be paid into Inter’s coffers, Sassuolo can now face the Raspasdori chapter having its back covered in attack. Napoli is ready to sink the decisive blow, complete with thanks to Beppe Marotta and his ‘opportune’ transfer…