The Serie A title race might well be hotly contested at the moment but that hasnโt stopped teams from doing their transfer business.
It has now been confirmed by his agent that Empoliโs Luca Marianucci is in talks for a move to Napoli. Speaking at the Palermo Football Conference (via TMW), agent Mario Giuffredi, who represents Marianucci said, โWe have spoken to Naples, both us who represent the player and Empoli. The deal is practically done.โ
Marianucci has been among the breakout stars in Italy this season. The 20 year old defender has started 11 times this campaign and has garnered a lot of eyeballs with his performances. It has not all been surprising that Napoli have jumped in early to secure this signing. It is very openly known that both the Milan clubs were scouting the player too.
Fabrizio Romano is reporting that the deal will cost Napoli โฌ9m. However, there are some interesting aspects of this deal. Napoliโs current options at the heart of defence include Amir Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Alessandro Buongiorno and Rafa Marin. While it is difficult to state that this is really the cream of the crop, Napoli must let Marianucci develop at his own pace. Last season they signed a young defender in Marin but havenโt really backed him like they should have.
Kaulik Mitra l GIFN
