Napoli set to extend Meret contract and finalise swap deal with Cagliari | OneFootball

Reports in Italy suggest Napoli have agreed to extend Alex Meret’s contract and are working to finalise a goalkeepers’ swap deal with Cagliari.

Napoli are ready to extend Meret’s contract to 2026 and are in advanced talks to complete a swap deal involving the goalkeepers Elia Caprile and Simone Scuffet.

La Gazzetta dello Sport and Sky Sport Italia claim that Meret will extend his expiring contract by one more season, with an option to 2027.

Napoli set to extend Meret contract and finalise swap deal with Cagliari

epa11254608 Cagliari’s Simone Scuffet (R) and Hellas Verona’s Darko Lazovic (L) in action during the Italian Serie A soccer match Cagliari calcio vs Hellas Verona at the Unipol domus in Cagliari, Italy, 01 April 2024. EPA-EFE/FABIO MURRU

At the same time, the Partenopei are ready to send their second-choice keeper, Caprile, to Cagliari on an initial loan deal with an option to buy for €8m.

Caprile, a former Empoli goalkeeper, will be replaced by Cagliari’s Scuffet at the Stadio Maradona.

Italian media have yet to specify the transfer formula for Scuffet, but Napoli and Cagliari are expected to finalise the agreement soon.

Scuffet has lost his starting spot at Cagliari but has made 14 appearances across all competitions this term.