Napoli on the hunt for a midfielder: Mainoo remains the January dream | OneFootball

Napoli is preparing to make moves in the winter transfer market to strengthen the midfield. The intention, confirmed by sporting director Giovanni Manna before the Champions League match against Eintracht Frankfurt, is to add quality and depth to a department that will soon have to do without Frank Anguissa, who will be busy with Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Napoli, Manna on the hunt for a midfielder: Mainoo to replace Anguissa

The name at the top of the list remains Kobbie Mainoo, the young Manchester United talent, born in 2005. The Azzurri club has been following him for months and had already tried to make a move in the final days of the summer transfer window, but found the door closed due to the firm will of the “Red Devils” to keep him.

According to Fabrizio Romano on his YouTube channel, in recent weeks contacts have resumed between the Neapolitan management and the player’s agents, confirming an interest that has never faded. In fact, Napoli considers Mainoo an ideal profile for the technical project set up by Antonio Conte: dynamic, technical, and with enormous room for growth. However, he is not the only name on Manna’s notebook. The club is also monitoring a couple of alternatives, ready to step in should United once again put up a wall. The goal is to arrive in January with a clear strategy, so as to provide the coach with a reinforcement that will be immediately useful for the second half of the season.

Andrea Alati

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