With mathematics conquest of the qualification in Champions League and the possible conquest of the third place already next Sunday by beating the Genoathe thoughts of the fans of the Napoli they begin to be more and more aimed at transfer market. In fact, the summer could bring many changes to the blue squad next season, with the reduction of the amount of wages which could cause some painful renunciation. The first has already been there and is that of Lorenzo Insignewhose direction goodbye Toronto it’s been official for a while.
On the other hand, there is still great uncertainty regarding a Fabian Ruiz: is news today that of an imminent meeting between the Napoli ds Cristiano Giuntoli and his agent, fixed even before the end of the championship. It will probably be here that the fate of the Spanish midfielder will be decided, whose contract expires in June 2023. The impression is that this is a player that is anything but non-transferable and that, in the absence of a renewal, his departure would become practically certain.
At this point, it seems right to start asking what could be the moves of Napoli to remedy a possible one farewell to Ruiz since the choices on this role could totally upset the tactical balance of the blue team. However, we must first evaluate the intentions of Spalletti (whose permanence does not seem in doubt) in relation to some players already present in the squad, given that these could have a profound impact on the form of play and, consequently, on the identikit of the possible substitute for Fabian.
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Will we continue to focus on the Mertens-Osimhen tandem?
The first of these is undoubtedly Dries Mertens: the coexistence between him and Osimhen seen in recent matches will it continue into next season? To answer this question, however, we must first clarify the future of the Belgian, whose contract expires as early as this June. Rumors about its possible renewal are intensifying, but it is not yet clear whether this is a condition of greater employment than seen this year.
So if we were to continue along the lines of the last races, confirming the set-up that the couple provides Mertens-Osimhenthe replacement for Fabian Ruiz will have to have defensive characteristics in order to allow the team to have a minimum of balance despite the presence of two pure forwards. It would therefore be necessary to discard, for example, a name to the Barak, with more offensive characteristics and more deployable as a midfielder or attacking midfielder than as a midfielder in a 4-2-3-1. The identikit, in this case, would therefore basically be that of a director.
How compatible are Anguissa and Lobotka?
The positions of Anguissa e Lobotka. The Cameroonian, unless unforeseen, should be redeemed, and therefore continue his path a Napoli.
The two in some games also played together in a 3-man midfield in which the third member was their own Fabian Ruiz. It will also be possible to see them together again in a two midfield? The answer to this question could also affect the budget to be invested for Fabian’s replacement. In fact, Napoli could also choose to bet on Anguissa e Lobotka come titular couple of midfield and to invest the sum collected from the sale of the Spanish midfielder more on other roles than on an additional midfielder.
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Is a move to 4-3-3 possible?
A final possible solution is that of a provision of the 4-2-3-1 for a passage to the 4-3-3. In this case, it would lead to consider buying one mezzala which would occupy the third slot of the blue midfield alongside Lobotka e Anguissamaybe playing the place with Zielinski e Diamond.
Basically, it seems difficult to predict the moves of the Napoli in the next transfer market as there are so many joints that can affect the choice of players to buy. It will stay at the ds Cristiano Giuntoli the task of calibrating these choices well, obviously agreeing every move with the coach to avoid mistakes.
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