There is a defense emergency in Garcia's Napoli and the club is also thinking about the free agent market. Juan Jesus was diagnosed yesterday: first degree distraction to the biceps femoris.
In other words, he will return after the break. Perhaps directly to Berlin, for the match against Union scheduled for October 24.
In short, there will be at least four weeks of rest. In any case, the young defensive duo made a good impression against Bologna.
Natan was also promoted by Garcia. He had to do a not entirely easy task and he did it in a polite manner.
While he was simple at times, he did what needed to be done. And it's a good thing he's started his development process: because he'll have to partner Ostigard in central defence for at least another two games.
Secretly, Garcia hopes to have Rrahmani available for the match against Real Madrid. The Neapolitan club is evaluating several options and could consider adding a free defender.
This hypothesis takes into account the fact that injuries are becoming heavy at the moment. In reality, Napoli already has another central defender in its squad, the captain Di Lorenzo.
However, - as reported by Il Mattino - there would be a problem on the right side. So, among the players released are the twenty-seven-year-old Malian, but with a French passport, Almamy Touré, who played last season at Eintracht Frankfurt (on the bench in both the first and second legs of the Champions League clash with Napoli), and the thirty-one-year-old Englishman Phil Jones, who played almost all of his 204 games in the Premier League with Manchester United.
These are just some suggestions, the decision will also be made based on recovery times.
Article published on 26 September 2023 - 07:12
