Buongiorno sees specialist as Napoli await surgery verdict amid Gatti & Solet links | OneFootball

Alessandro Buongiorno’s short-term future rests on a visit to Barcelona, where the Napoli defender is seeking clarity on a troublesome knee.

According to Corriere dello Sport, via TuttoMercatoWeb, the centre-back will be assessed by Professor Ramon Cugat, one of the leading international authorities in traumatology and orthopaedic surgery, to determine the condition of his right knee.

The attention centres on a tendon issue that has required further investigation, and the consultation’s outcome will be decisive in shaping his recovery path.

NAPLES, ITALY – DECEMBER 08: Alessandro Buongiorno of Napoli during the Serie A match between Napoli and SS Lazio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 08, 2024 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Napoli await verdict on Buongiorno recovery

Two routes are on the table. The specialist may recommend continuing with conservative treatment, or advise surgery should it be deemed necessary, a distinction that carries very different recovery timelines. Napoli are waiting on that verdict to plan the defender’s clinical programme and his eventual return to the pitch.

The stakes extend beyond Buongiorno himself.

His problem forced him to miss the club’s Dimaro training camp and has already reopened Napoli’s thinking in the transfer market, with Massimiliano Allegri having asked Giovanni Manna to assess centre-back options, Lecce’s Tiago Gabriel, Juventus’ Federico Gatti and Udinese’s Oumar Solet among the names under consideration. Today’s decision may go some way to determining how urgently the Partenopei need to act.