There is still a long time before the summer transfer window opens, but there is already some interesting information about the possible transfers of famous footballers to other clubs. Most of them are in the Italian Serie A.
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Napoli part ways with veteran
Napoli striker Dries Mertens could leave the club at the end of the season as a free agent. The Italian media and the resource of Scommessadelcapo.com with reference to journalist Nikola Schira's Twitter page. According to sources, Napoli's management has not yet offered the 34-year-old Belgian striker a new contract, so Mertens can now start negotiating with other clubs.
The Belgian has been playing for the Neapolitans since 2013, when he was bought from Dutch PSV for 9,48 million euros. Since then, he has played 388 games for the club, scoring 144 goals and providing 89 assists, thus becoming the favorite of the local public club. Despite this, the leaders of the Neapolitan club are planning to significantly rejuvenate the squad to return to fighting for the Scudetto in the near future.
In the current season, the striker has 28 games under his belt, in which he has scored nine times and provided one assist. The authoritative portal Transfermarkt values the experienced striker at 5 million euros.
Andrea Belotti is Milan's main target
Torino striker Andrea Belotti's contract expires this summer and several clubs are showing interest in the 28-year-old. One of the favorites is Milan, which is the favorite childhood club of the great Italian striker.
According to sources, Belotti will resolve the issue with options to continue his career in the near future. Interest in him is also shown by Atalanta, Fiorentina, Napoli and Roma, some well-known clubs from other TOP-5 championships are also named.
An active “hunt” for Belotti began in the summer transfer window last year. He was then linked with all the big clubs in the Italian league, but Torino’s management refused to let go of their star striker. Now, when his contract expires, the club may not receive any compensation.
In this season, marked by injuries, Belotti has scored just 4 goals in 14 games. In total, during his career at Torino, the striker has scored 109 goals in 241 games.
Milan interested in Verona defender
In the January transfer window, several clubs have already made an offer to Verona to buy Casale. Among them was Milan, who were desperately trying to get a central defender.
The other day Rosso-Neri asked Verona about the terms of a possible deal. It was reported that the Italian Grand has been following the young player's progress for some time. It is expected that in the summer transfer window there will be a serious fight for him between several clubs with big ambitions.
According to Transfermarkt, Casale is valued at €4 million. The player himself refuses to comment on the rumors, trying to focus entirely on the final part of the 2021/2022 season.
Inter tries to extend Simone Inzaghi's contract
Inter management is very satisfied with the work of coach Simone Inzaghi, so a new agreement with the Italian specialist will be signed soon. A well-known footballer in the past took over the team last summer and proved that his qualifications are already sufficient to fight for the highest places with the giants' clubs.
According to reports, AC Milan management will offer Inzaghi a contract until June 2024 with the possibility of an automatic extension for another season. The club fully trusts the mentor and is ready to discuss future transfer targets now in order to strengthen the team to solve important tasks in the European arena next season.
At the moment, the Milanese club occupies the second line of the Italian championship and is two points behind Milan. The whole fight for the title has just begun: it is possible that the championship question will be opened before the end of the matches of the final, 38th day.
Article published on March 11, 2022 - 16pm
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