Napoli: Arabs swoop on Zielinski, Lazio mocked

Napoli: Arabs swoop on Zielinski, Lazio mocked

The “looting” of Serie A by Saudi Arabian clubs continues. According to the latest rumors, the latest star to end up in the sights of the very rich Arabs is Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski.

The player’s position is in the balance because his contract is set to expire in 2024, and there have been no concrete talks yet with the Azzurri management about a possible renewal, so much so that Aurelio De Laurentiis himself during the presentation of the new jersey did not fail to send broadsides to expiring players.

So Al Ahli decided to take advantage of the situation: the Arab club would be ready to offer Napoli 25 million euros, while the player would be offered a three-year, 12 million euros per season contract until 2026. Reporting the news is Corriere dello Sport.

The Arabs’ lunge puts Lazio, which had chosen the Pole as a possible replacement for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, in trouble.

These are the words of De Laurentiis on expiring players: “We already have a list of operations to do and we know there are also players who have reached the end of their path because they are a year away from expiring. Then there I have to decide whether to train them during the training period or not to train them to force them to find other shores. I do not want to be mean to anyone, however, these gentlemen are in the grip of ravenous agents whose activity is stupid, ineffective.”

“If they are okay with that I don’t need anyone, I can even pay them out-of-pocket. But after a year without having played maybe their stock will be worth less, maybe the ambition to play for a team of Napoli’s level will not manifest itself. Then looking in the mirror you will say ‘I was a poor fool’.”