Napoli, Manna working on January moves: Palestra in their sights | OneFootball

With the January transfer window approaching, Napoli has already made its intentions clear: to seize the opportunities that the football landscape will offer, while maintaining a strategic and targeted approach. This direction was outlined by Sporting Director Giovanni Manna in the interview given before the crucial match against Roma, emphasizing the club’s desire to act selectively.

Napoli Transfer Market, the Azzurri Target Under-21 Profiles: The Name of Palestra Emerges

It is precisely from this perspective that today’s edition of Il Mattino reveals a profile that has caught the attention of the Neapolitan management: Marco Palestra, a young full-back owned by Atalanta and currently on loan at Cagliari. His name is circulating in the club’s offices as a possible reinforcement for the future. “Napoli also likes Palestra, currently at Cagliari,” reads the newspaper. Manna’s philosophy, reiterated even in the hours immediately preceding the big match at the Olimpico, is crystal clear: «If there are opportunities, we will seize them».

The key factor for any potential signing, however, is dictated by the strict regulations regarding the squad lists for the Champions League and Serie A. In fact, Napoli does not have much room to maneuver, having exhausted the available slots for adding new overage players. For this reason, the club is forced to look exclusively at profiles that do not “disturb the lists,” meaning players who fall within the Under-21 parameters. Consequently, the focus is on players born in 2003 or even later. The interest in Palestra, who fits within this age group, fits perfectly into this strategy that reconciles the need to strengthen the team with the necessity to comply with UEFA constraints.

Andrea Alati

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