Napoli are in talks for both Benoit Badiashile and Juventus outcast Federico Gatti, with the former currently in the lead to join their ranks.
Napoli are in talks for both Benoit Badiashile and Juventus outcast Federico Gatti, with the former currently in the lead to join their ranks to fill in for the injured Alessandro Buongiorno. The negotiation with Chelsea is progressing, but not yet in its homestretch, Corriere dello Sport relays.
The Partenopei would like to get the Frenchman on an initial loan without committing him to buying him out. The Blues are continuing to add and will eventually need to cut down their oversized squad. They might eventually cave on the formula, even though they’d prefer selling him.
Gatti is a more complicated target for Napoli than Badiashile, as Juventus are open to parting ways with him, but only permanently and for €20/25M. In addition, he has conspicuous wages, €3M, for their standards. The Old Lady suggested a swap with Mathias Olivera, but they were rebuffed. The Azzurri have decided to cash in on Miguel Gutierrez instead and would have been too thin at left-back with another exit, Mediaset reports.
Conversely, the Bianconeri could track the Chelsea man if he didn’t move to Campania and they had a hole to plug, Tuttomercatoweb informs. Jhon Lucumi continues to wait for them, but it might not be long before he seriously considers one of his other proposals, even though Como and Inter have moved on, according to Il Resto Del Carlino. The Old Lady has tendered €17/18M, while Bologna want €22/25M, so there’s a decent gap to close.
Our Take on Napoli, Juventus, Badiashile, and Gatti
It looks like a proper standoff waiting for the first domino to fall, as every team is trying to be slick and obtain the best possible terms.