Napoli bring in Raspadori as Italy attacker joins in loan-to-buy deal

Raspadori,
who
was
also
targeted
by
Juventus
after
scoring
10
Serie
A
goals
last
season,
follows
the
likes
of
Giovanni
Simeone,
Tanguy
Ndombele
and
Kim
Min-jae
in
sealing
a
move
to
Naples
during
a
busy
transfer
window
in
southern
Italy.

Luciano
Spalletti’s
team
threatened
to
challenge
for
a
first
Scudetto
since
the
Diego
Maradona
era
before
finishing
third
last
season,
but
they
have
subsequently
been
in
need
of
attacking
reinforcements
following
a
spate
of
high-profile
departures.

Dries
Mertens
and
Lorenzo
Insigne,
the
two
highest
goalscorers
in
Napoli’s
history,
both
departed
on
free
transfers
after
netting
11
apiece
in
the
league
last
term.

During
a
breakthrough
2021-22
campaign
with
Alessio
Dionisi’s
Sassuolo,
Raspadori
became
the
first
Italian
player
born
in
the
21st
century
to
hit
10
goals
in
a
Serie
A
season.

Reports
suggest
Napoli
will
pay
Sassuolo
an
initial
€5million
loan
fee
before
parting
with
€30m
to
make
the
move
permanent
next
year.

Napoli
began
their
Serie
A
campaign
with
a
5-2
win
at
Hellas
Verona
last
week
and
will
host
newly
promoted
Monza
in
their
second
outing
of
the
season
on
Sunday.

Benvenuto
Giacomo!

#ADL
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—
AurelioDeLaurentiis
(@ADeLaurentiis)

August
20,
2022