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CorSport – Napoli, closing in on Gutierrez: agreement near with Girona

Post-Dimaro reflections on strategies and final market moves have resulted in a sort of mini revolution: Napoli has set aside for the moment any discussion related to left-wing offensive flag bearers, pure wings to be clear, and has decided to focus on a full-back, a defender capable of covering the entire lane. A name dusted off from the recent past on the day Nottingham announced the arrival of Ndoye: Miguel Gutierrez, who turned 24 on Sunday, a standard-bearer for Girona who, in an incredible twist of fate, will perform in a friendly at Castel di Sangro against the champions of Italy on Sunday, August 9. The inevitable question therefore arises: will he return to Spain or will he stay? He certainly won't play: he is recovering from an operation on his right ankle carried out on July 10 and will be out for a few more weeks (it is said to be the end of August or beginning of September). Nothing serious, though. So much so that he is a concrete target: first contact with the player's new agent, that Manuel Garcia Quilon who has collected Reina, Albiol, Callejon and Benitez around here, then that with the club. The agreement with the player has not yet been reached (2 million per season until 2030), while with Girona it is based on 18 million euros. Definitively: between the clubs the story is well underway, all that remains is to find the square with Gutierrez.

The sudden change of strategies, for now, has shifted the market focus on full-backs: not only a right one but also a left one, with the idea of using Spinazzola higher up as has happened more than once last season. Contacts with Raheem Sterling and Jack Grealish, therefore, go on hold at this stage: it will go and will go like this until proven otherwise, bearing in mind that the market is the land of surprises and yesterday's ideas that come back into vogue tomorrow. A bit like what happened with Gutierrez, a natural left-hander who grew up in Real Madrid: by the way, Real holds 50% on resale. Details. Miguel finished last season with 36 games, 2 goals and 6 assists between Liga, Champions and Copa del Rey and placed himself on the cover alongside a compatriot: Juanlu Sanchez, 21 years old, right back of Sevilla and the Roja Under 21, always at the center of a negotiation that is beginning to take on the characteristics of an endless story. The player has a personal agreement with the ds Manna, but there is still no agreement between the clubs: the request is 17 million, plus 10% of future resale, plus one million compensation. Napoli does not go beyond 17 (including bonuses). Among other things, the fate of Alessandro Zanoli, 24 years old, remains in suspense: the offer from Bologna, a loan of 500,000 euros and an obligation to redeem between 3.5 and 4 million, was rejected. And Udinese has stepped in, ready to invest 5 million. The valuation is 7.

Carlo Gioia

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