Naples millionaire. This is the headline of today’s edition of the Sports Gazette which takes stock of the market of Antonio Conte’s team. The Azzurri have in fact been great protagonists in the summer window of negotiations with several additions that have gone to reinforce the staff available to the Salento coach. Explicit requests that will however have to be shaped between them to start a new cycle, the fans hope, a winner for the Neapolitans and at least gain qualification for the next Champions League. The start in the championship was negative with the bad defeat in Verona but the victories against Bologna and Parma at the “Maradona” have given us hope.
The most expensive purchases
Of the nearly 150 million spent over the summer, 149.5 to be precise, almost a quarter were spent on Alexander Good morning. The defender who arrived from Torino was signed for a sum of 35 million euros. 30.5 to Manchester United for Scott McTominay while for Romelu Lukaku President Aurelio De Laurentiis paid Chelsea “only” 30. From Benfica instead came David Neres for 28 million euros.
Spinazzola on a free transfer
Half of it, 14 million euros, was paid to Brighton to reach Billy Gilmour While Rafa Marine from Real Madrid cost 12 million euros. Leonardo Spinazzola he arrived on a free transfer from Roma while Michael Folorunsho and Elia Caprile they returned from their respective loans to Verona and Empoli.