Napoli Market, in attack steps forward for Lucca

Naples, 17 June 2025 - Four competitions to be played with a firm foot on the accelerator, trying to collect as much as possible to confirm themselves at very high levels, require a long and deep squad in every department. It is no coincidence that the first brush stroke of the transfer market Napoli he painted the purchase of Luca Marianucci, the third, maybe even fourth choice of a defense not by chance now on the hunt for an additional starter (the chosen one, at least in the preferences of the headquarters of Castel Volturnoit seems Trevoh chalobah of the Chelsea). Naturally Kevin de bruyne must already be ascribed by right to the holders of Antonio Conte, who will however have to measure his psychophysical energies after some not very easy years. Then there would be yunus musah, which seemed to be just around the corner last week before the slowdown which is still ongoing, probably linked to the fate of Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, which initially seemed to be on the verge of farewell and today instead appears much closer to permanence: from the perspective of Aurelio De Laurentiis e John Manna, spend 25 million for someone who would therefore be a second line or little more it would be excessive even in a session in which the Napoli will not spare any expense. The hottest negotiation at the moment is to be annexed to the reserve park: the one that sees Lorenzo Lucca ever closer to wearing blue.  

The numbers of the Lucca season and the figures of the deal

  In reality, the pairing is not entirely new. The 2000 class and the Napoli they have tried to contact each other several times in recent years, but always missing the right date to seal a partnership that had been announced for some time but always slipped away due to unfortunate connections. Now it seems the right moment has arrived despite in the meantime theUdinese, a shop that is always very expensive (which among other things is also losing another pillar in these hours, such as Yak Bijol al Leeds), it's not that he has exactly lowered his expectations. On the contrary: a closed season, despite a few too many physical problems and a not always exciting year for his team, with 14 goals (12 in Serie A e 2 in Coppa Italia) to 2 assists could only make the costs even higher. The last details still need to be ironed out, but Napoli e Udinese they are close to finding the right balance for about 30 million: practically the same amount that the Neapolitan club paid a year ago to snatch Romelu Lukaku al Chelsea. Lucca e Lukaku, apart from the initials, have a lot in common. From the physical structure to the ability to play with their backs to the goal, with and for the team: it is no coincidence that behind the acceleration in the negotiations there is the hand of Tale, which looks to today but also to a not so distant tomorrow. More than a reserve, Lucca It should be a kind of alter ego of Lukaku, allowing the latter to take a breather in a season that promises to be full of commitments and expectations (this time, yes) and, perhaps, already thinking about a hypothetical relay in a not exactly distant future. Big Rome, 32 years, and Lucca, 25 still to be accomplished: the Napoli, thanks to the rather high average age of the squad, is starting to think about tomorrow and about some handovers to start shaping today to avoid painful repercussions when the right moment comes. The investment for Lucca, who is expected to sign a five-year contract with figures much higher than the 250 thousand euros net perceived in Friuli, goes exactly in this direction, to be framed within the entire cycle of Tale, what seemed finished immediately after the championship and instead ready to restart with new input and motivations.

Lecce's penalty blunder

  So, after a year, Lucca is ready to say yes to Napoli, who in the meantime has regained the credibility that had been lost after the disastrous post-tricolor year. The same native of Moncalieri, with a season (almost) without bad moments, has shaken off many of the skepticisms of others: the 'almost' includes the aforementioned physical problems and that mess on the penalty spot in February, during the match with Lecce, cost him the rift with the team, with Kosta Runjaic and with the entire black and white crowd. The 2000-born player 'stole' the penalty from Florian Thauvin, the designated hitter, and found himself celebrating practically alone before being substituted: the apologies arrived via social media (not exactly a novelty in today's football) quoting the Sanremo song by Lucio Corsi and, apparently, the matter ended there. In reality, at that very moment many big companies Serie A they smelled blood, as they say, ready to wedge themselves into this very blatant break with the arrival of the good weather. No sooner said than done: Roma, Juventus and especially Milan have long pursued Lucca, which instead now more than ever seems destined for Napoli, capable of combining perfect timing with the right offer. In other times De Laurentiis he would have tried to file down something on the price, a custom especially when dealing with Italian teams despite the much redder carpet rolled out for foreign negotiations, but today he has the market bug Tale, which orders with the hope of landing at Dimaro with the team almost entirely made. In fact, this is how it will be, since there shouldn't be any major changes in the starting eleven (while waiting for the renewal of Alex Meret, after many postponements, the day of reckoning has come): the Napoli will show up at the retreat with most of the work done between the first and second lines. We were talking about brush strokes and one of the first to attack, unless there are sensational U-turns, should come from Lucca, the promised groom finally ready to join the blue cause after a long wait: a purchase for today, but also for tomorrow. It seems like an advertising slogan, but it is the foresight of the Napoli which could also be useful to National di Gennaro Gattuso, hunting for new resources to (finally) achieve the mission World.

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