Renewal and captain’s armband for Koulibaly: this is how Napoli want to avoid an ‘Insigne-bis’ | First page
The best defense of Serie A is that of Napoli: only 22 goals scored by the Azzurri in 30 league matches. Great work by Spalletti, who was able to enhance Juan Jesus and Rrahmani above all, but clearly there behind the landmark is Kalidou Koulibaly. With him on the pitch you always breathe a different air, in addition to the enormous qualities he gives safety to his teammates. The last few seasons he has lived a bit subdued but this year he is recovering well and if Napoli dreams of the Scudetto it is also thanks to him and his leadership. Now he can also count a big trophy on the showcase, because he is fresh from the victory as captain of the Africa Cup with his Senegal. A lot of energy spent on that competition, but also a lot of accumulated. Napoli cannot do without him, Spalletti in the pre-season retreat said he was willing to have him chained in order not to leave. From above they will have listened to it, because it is time to talk about renewal.
THE RENEWAL – In 2018, Napoli could have grossed over 100 million euros from the sale of Koulibaly to Manchester United. Last summer De Laurentiis made it explicitly understood that if such an opportunity arose again, it would not have been allowed to escape and such an important sum would have been brought into the blue coffers. Now the situation is different, Koulibaly’s contract will expire in just over a year and the value of the tag is clearly reduced, for both personal and contractual questions. This is how the road is defined in a clear and clear way, Napoli wants his official offer to lock Koulibaly.
I DETAILS – Currently the Senegalese defender earns 6 million euros net per season, at least until 2023. At home in Naples, there is a clear need to reduce the cost of salaries and the maximum amount of salaries will be set at 3.5 million euros. An exception will be made for Koulibaly, which is never just any one. The offer will be lower than the current one without cutting too much: Napoli is ready to put 5 million euros on the plate for 3-4 years. In addition, he will be assigned the captain’s armband in place of Insigne. In short, an almost life-long contract, which would tie Koulibaly to Napoli until he turns 35. Soon the parties will meet for what could be an inside or out. Yes, because there would be a risk of an Insigne bis but this time Napoli will try not to get to such a situation. So here it will be renewal or transfer with an offer that would be deemed adequate on both sides. The sensations, however, are positive, Koulibaly has always shown love for Naples and above all for the city of Naples. Koulibaly’s future seems to be able to turn blue again.