Napoli, a defender in January: from Vitik and Kiwior to Danilo, all the names on Manna’s list

There is less than a month left until the start of the January transfer window and among the many clubs that are thinking of further strengthening themselves there is also Naplesthe absolute protagonist of the summer session with almost 150 million euros spent. Antonio Conte could need a central defender who can alternate with Rrahmani and Buongiorno. The last idea leads to Diego Coppola of Hellas Verona, but the blue club has no intention of spending a lot and is more interested in opportunities.

Manna must combine technical and budgetary needs, and so there are many open channels: he tried to explore with Arsenal the availability to loan Jakub Kiwior, Polish former Spezia, 24 years old, and he is attentive Martin VitikCzech player from Sparta Prague who will turn 22 in January. Some time ago he also met the agent of Danilothe Juve captain armored live on television by director Giuntoli.

Before the last championship match, on the Turin pitch, the Italian sporting director Giovanni Manna expressed himself thus on the transfer market: “What type of defender are we looking for for January? We are happy with the squad we have and we are covered. By not playing European competitions the shifts are more manageable. If there are opportunities we will seize them but we are not looking for specific profiles.”