Trade Between Juventus and Napoli Gaining Some Steam | OneFootball

Despite the denials by the Juventus execs, Nicolò Fagioli is likely to leave Juventus in January, and Napoli have overtaken Olympique Marseille as a prospective destination, possibly in a swap with Giacomo Raspadori, who’s equally discontent with his current situation, La Gazzetta dello Sport relays.

The midfielder would reunite with director Giovanni Manna, who accompanied his growth and stayed close to him during his long suspension. The two players have matching price tags, €20/25M. Antonio Conte wants a man in the position to okay the departure of Micheal Folorunsho. Instead, the Bianconeri are in the market for a deputy attacker. Cristiano Giuntoli brought the former Sassuolo star to Campania. Thiago Motta is a fan too.

Juventus and Napoli are concretely discussing Fagioli and Raspadori, while Danilo isn’t part of the talks despite his extensive links to the Azzurri. He could be let go eventually, and perhaps indeed sign with the Partenopei, if the Old Lady manages to add two defenders.

Conte has demanded a new midfielder. If the deal with the rivals doesn’t come together, he’ll ask to try signing Lorenzo Pellegrini or Nemanja Matic, Sky informs (via SOSFanta).

Our Take on Juventus, Napoli, Fagioli, and Raspadori

The situation is pretty straightforward as both are redundant and underutilized presently and have similar values. The two front offices have no problems doing business together, but it remains to be determined whether Aurelio De Laurentiis will sign off on the deal, which would help the Bianconeri a little more. Moreover, the two footballers wouldn’t necessarily gain a lot more playing time despite the change of scenery.