- Napoli’s €30m offer for Giacomo Raspadori was quickly declined by Sassuolo but an improved bid will reportedly be proposed next week.
Partenopei president Aurelio De Laurentiis has made his summer transfer window strategy fairly clear, which is to revitalise the squad with fresh faces. A number of players left on free transfers, like Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens, and Kalidou Koulibaly was sold, making space for new signings like Kim Min-Jae and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sassuolo want around €40m plus a future resale clause for Raspadori, a little higher than Napoli’s initial €30m offer. The Partenopei had hoped to include some players in the deal, like Adam Ounas, but the Neroverdi made it clear that they only want cash.
- De Laurentiis will meet with his Sassuolo counterpart Giovanni Carnevali on Monday next week for further talks, and the two parties could meet in the middle to reach an agreement, making a possible deal €35m plus add-ons.