Transfer-linked Milinkovic-Savic and Vergara return to Napoli on first day of training | OneFootball

Napoli’s new season is under way, with a first group of players reporting back for duty, among them two men whose summers have been anything but quiet.

According to IlNapolista, eleven players gathered at the SSC Napoli Training Center for the customary medicals and athletic tests: Beukema, Contini, Giovane, Gutierrez, Rafa Marin, Lindstrom, Mazzocchi, Lucca, Meret, Milinkovic-Savic and Vergara.

NAPLES, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15: Antonio Vergara of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on February 15, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Vergara and Milinkovic-Savic report amid Napoli transfer talk

The last two names carry the most intrigue.

Antonio Vergara returns as the young midfielder the club refused to sell, having rebuffed offers approaching €30 million while moving to extend his contract, with Massimiliano Allegri planning a role for him in the senior side.

Goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic’s situation points the other way: he is among the sizeable group of players tipped for possible exits as the club works to slim down a squad Aurelio De Laurentiis has said must shed some of.

Pasquale Mazzocchi and Jesper Lindstrom, both also linked with moves away, were in the group too.