Napoli market, who is Anan Khalaili: he has already bewitched Aurelio De Laurentiis

While Antonio Conte’s team prepares the crucial challenge for Champions League access against Bologna, the management is already working to give the Lecce coach his first purchase of the summer market session. The name that has been floating around in the last few days is that of Anan Khalaili, an Israeli right-back born in 2004 and owned by Union Saint-Gilloise, struggling for the title in Belgium, who has reportedly already convinced ADL.

The negotiations to bring Khalaili to Naples are experiencing a strong acceleration in the international media, with Israeli newspapers and leading Belgian sports dailies confirming direct contacts between the clubs. According to reports by Ori Cooper and picked up by DHnet networks, Napoli is ready to put about 18 million euros on the table to snatch him from Union Saint-Gilloise. The aim is to armor the talent before international competition, already very vigilant after his exploits in the Europa League, can trigger a bidding war that would complicate DS Manna’s plans.

Anan Khalaili is a modern offensive outside forward who combines physical power and speed, capable of playing on both flanks but ideal as an inverted-foot right winger. Born and raised in Maccabi Haifa and established in Union Saint-Gilloise, he stands out for his ability to jump over the man, accuracy in crosses and an important growth in the defensive phase. In the tactical context of Napoli, the young outfielder could play the role of right winger on the inverted foot, a position that allows him to drop back to the center of the field to seek the powerful conclusion or the filtering feed for the central striker.

In a Belgian league that has not yet ended, Khalaili has already logged thirty-five appearances this season with Union Saint-Gilloise, enriching his haul just in the last month with a series of assists, thanks in part to the one on Sunday against Mechelen, his haul comes to six decisive passes this season. If the two goals in the league seem few, his true dimension has exploded in the Champions League where he has scored three heavy goals in eight games proving that he can raise the level of play when the pressure mounts and the space for his rips over thirty-four kilometers per hour becomes lethal.

Now the ball is in Napoli’s court, which will have to decide whether to sink the blow immediately to burnish the international competition or to turn to more experienced profiles, knowing that to secure an emerging talent like Khalaili will require a major investment and the willingness to bet on a diamond yet to be roughened.