Napoli: De Laurentiis faces trial over Osimhen, Manolas deals | OneFootball

According to the Prosecutor's Office, Napoli allegedly resorted to fictitious capital gains capable of altering the company's financial statements. The trial is set for December 2, 2026. No risk on the sports front. The lawyers: “Surprised”

Napoli, De Laurentiis indicted for false accounting: Osimhen and Manolas transactions under scrutiny

The president of Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis, has been indicted by the Gup of Rome on charges of false accounting related to the 2019, 2020, and 2021 financial statements. ANSA reports this. The allegations concern two major market operations: the transfer of Kostas Manolas from Roma in 2019 and the purchase of Victor Osimhen from Lille in 2020, where investigators suspect fictitious capital gains.

The Osimhen case: evaluation of counterparts and alleged 20 million capital gain

The deal that brought Victor Osimhen to Napoli in the summer of 2020, for a total value of 76.3 million euros, remains one of the most discussed in Italian football. To reach the amount requested by Lille, the Azzurri club included in the operation:

the goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis (valued at over 5 million),

three youth players: Palmieri, Liguori, and Manzi, valued between 4 and 7 million.

These sales generated a total capital gain of about 20 million euros for Napoli, now contested by investigators.

The Napoli–Roma axis: Manolas and Diawara in the spotlight

In 2019, Napoli purchased Kostas Manolas for 36 million euros, a transaction formalized on June 30, a decisive day for Roma's balance sheet, which recorded a capital gain of 31.5 million useful for Financial Fair Play.

The Greek defender's stint at Napoli was disappointing: after two seasons, he was sold to Olympiakos for 1.5 million, generating a capital loss of 5.7 million.

During the same period, Roma and Napoli also completed the Diawara operation, valued at 21 million and transferred to the Giallorossi. Again, the sports results were not up to par: in 2022, the midfielder was sold to Anderlecht for 1.89 million, resulting in a devaluation in Roma's accounts of 7.27 million.

Napoli's statement: “Astonishment and dismay. Correct conduct”

In the evening, the club's official response arrived, with a note published on the SSCN website:

“SSCN expresses astonishment and dismay at the decision to indict made by the GUP of Rome. All the highly qualified technical consultations have unequivocally proven the correctness of the company's conduct, both regarding the accounting of operations and the transfers of players. The same accusation has correctly recognized that SSCN did not gain any advantage from the contested operations.”

The club adds that it is calm and confident about the outcome of the trial, which will begin on December 2, 2026. Napoli also emphasizes that, for an “identical” contestation in the same investigation file, the Milan Prosecutor's Office has already requested the dismissal of charges against Inter.

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