Napoli studies Gatti, the ‘Chiellini-style’ defender launched by Grosso | First page
You don’t see many young and complete players like him in Italy, assures those who know him well. Federico Gatti is a defender ‘to Chiellini’ to be clear, that Frosinone drew from the Pro Patria outright last year. His particular story, who left school at 17 and rolled up his sleeves to bring money home after his father was unemployed. Wake up at 4 to go to the general markets and bricklayer as a second job, with the ball always in the lead (HERE his story).
CONFIDENCE – Fabio Grosso immediately focused on the ’98 class who in the first season in Serie B has already won a place as a starter: except for the match against Crotone he played them all, always on the pitch from the first to the last minute. He only needed 11 appearances – between the league and the Italian Cup – and one goal to end up in the database of some Serie A clubs.
THE MISSION OF NAPLES – Over all Napoli, which in recent weeks has some observers to follow the boy closely. We are in the evaluation phase, with reports to be filled in and market ideas that can materialize into something more between now and January. But watch out for the competition, because Gatti is also liked abroad and Juventus and Atalanta are in the background. Frosinone is aware that they have a talent ready to explode in their hands, they know that at the end of the season they could deprive themselves of it but would not want to do it in the January transfer market. The player’s valuation is around 5/6 million euros, but it is not excluded that it may increase at the end of the championship, when Gatti, in perspective, could reach 20/25 games played.
TO IMPROVE – Not everything, but a lot will also depend on the cards. Here, if there is one aspect in which to improve, it is that: five yellow cards in eleven matches, almost one every two games. But there is time to grow, the player is focused on the pitch to do well with Frosinone. Gialloblù shirt and blue lights aimed at him: Napoli studies Gatti, the latest jewel of Serie B.