For days the sold-out has been reached for the match against Venezia, at the Maradona, which will close this 2024. Today the group will meet at Castel Volturno, to stop only tomorrow, and then start the real approach to the challenge. Meanwhile, the opening of the January transfer window is also approaching where Napoli is called upon to perfect the many changes that occurred in the summer, before Antonio Conte's change of formation with the aim of inserting only elements that are useful immediately but which can also represent fixed points in perspective in this technical project. Not simple, clearly: the first objective is obviously a central defender, possibly even in the short term, but there are many other ideas and in general the problem is first and foremost unblocking the exits.
Who leaves on defense?
The suspect to make room for the new defender (with Danilo still on pole) seemed to all intents and purposes to be Juan Jesus, anticipating the expiry of his contract in June. In reality the Brazilian is replacing the injured Buongiorno and therefore on the market – also because he demands space – there is the young Rafa Marin (there is Como, but also foreign clubs). Napoli is also working on a rotation on the wingers: little space for Spinazzola (initially taken as fifth, before the transition to the four-man line) and before looking into any possible possibilities (Biraghi above all, but not only), there is a need for a accommodation that can satisfy the former Roma.
Other measures in the median
Napoli may need to bring in another attacking midfielder to have an alternative to Anguissa and especially McTominay, but here too the situation of Folorunsho needs to be clarified as he has various requests and it is not excluded that he could leave. Raspadori is also inevitably on the market, at the moment as declared by Conte an exclusively alternative (with different characteristics) to the Scotch, and also for this reason finished behind in the hierarchies. However, it is unlikely that the offer requested by De Laurentiis will arrive in January. Suitcase also ready for Zerbin and Caprile (Cagliari are there) to have more space between now and June.
