Napoli could look like a completely new team next year. - Zielinski is already out the door. - Osimhen is as good as gone - Our captain Di Lorenzo gave in his request to transfer out - Rumoured that Meret wants out as well. - Gollini, Traore and Dedoncker will not be redeemed - Napoli want to sell Lindstrom to whoever will take him - Remains to be seen what becomes of Simeone Then with Conte who plays a certain style will have no use for the following players: - Politano - Lobotka - Rui - Returning Zerbin and Gaetano Kvara is an interesting case because he has the talent, but in Conte’s scheme he risks being left out unless Conte can convert him into a central support striker. You can say the same thing for Ngonge. Then there are the Napoli players that will be given a new life and benefit from Conte: - Raspadori will finally have a manager that plays with two strikers which is right up his alley. - Ostigaard will probably get more of a role since the back line will remain deeper - Mazzocchi is a natural wingback who plays better in the 5. Same for Zanoli. - I see Folorunsho as a typical Conte midfielder. - Conte will have to do work with Cajuste and Anguissa So what we’re going to need is - A new striker - New left wingback - Two center backs - A good box to box mid - A reserve defensive mid
About the Juve angle with Di Lorenzo. Juve is linked to so many that hard to know what is true or not. Only thing that can make it somewhat credible is the Guintoli connection. So from a Juve POV it would only work if Bremer is sold. Because Calafiori arrives and Danilo goes back to a CB role to make room for Di Lo. Nothing changes with Gatti, maybe a few less Minutes but there is Europe next season to offset this. The formations Motta uses would suit Di Lo just fine.
Di Lorenzo’s agent explained the situation very clearly. In the first meeting together between Di Lorenzo and Manna, Di Lorenzo expressed that he felt the club didn’t trust him. I assume that this was regarding the locker room drama that happened during the season. In response Manna said that the club holds him in high esteem but that ADL intends to sell him if the right offer comes in. Di Lorenzo is perfectly justified IMO
#Torino’s vice captain Alessandro #Buongiorno is Antonio #Conte’s main target as new centre-back. #Napoli have opened talks with his agents. Cairo asks €40M to sell him. #transfers— Nicolò Schira (@NicoSchira) May 27, 2024
Torino really loved over charging… I also hate the fact the Juve is probably going to get califiori for less…
Conte will kick and scream until Napoli sign the guys he wants regardless of whether or not we’re overpaying. We’re about to enter the Antonio Conte vortex
That’s not my issue my issue is Juve seems to get special treatment from serie A sides… I mean outside of when we sold them Higuian…
Buongiorno's value is worth more this is why if he is sold it will be for more than Calafiori. Also, as I just wrote on the Juve board, Basel gets 40% sell on. So Bologna probably prefer some players in exchange that they can flip. Being a Torino player through and through he would never be sold to Juve but if he was it would be for the same amount that Napoli would have to pay.
PSG have put in an offer for Kvara at roughly 80 million euro. In the meantime, they’re reporting that Conte has asked for Dybala
On the USA side they are kicking and screaming for wanting Gio Reyna to go to Serie A (another broken player) The Italy fan in me wants Zaniolo to go to Fiorentina but I can definitely see him at Napoli if Kvara leaves. If Kvara leaves, Conte won't come. No chance.
Hard time seeing Zaniolo working out in Conte’s system. He needs space to run into, if you play him high he doesn’t really offer a lot. He was pretty bad in Mourinho’s 3-4-3.
My brother in Christ if you think PSG is going to sign someone from the Georgian mountains who only real soccer fans even care about over signing Leao then I got half the state of California to sell you.
My Quakes had 2 Georgian players! They sucked.... Valeri "Vako" Qazaishvili https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeri_Qazaishvili Guram Kashia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guram_Kashia
Kiss Kiss is reporting that Conte has instructed Manna to block transfers of Elia Caprile, Michael Folorunsho, Alessio Zerbin, Walid Cheddira and Gianluca Gaetano until preseason training. CdS is saying Conte's core includes Kvara, Rrahmani, Lobotka, Raspadori, Politano, Meret, Anguissa. Di Lorenzo is also on the list, but it sounds like he's already got both feet out the door.