Napoli Suffer Significant Setback in Adeyemi Pursuit | OneFootball

Napoli haven’t been able to convince Karim Adeyemi to change his mind and join them in January despite a direct intervention by Antonio Conte. The attacker isn’t keen on transferring midseason and prefers moving to the Premier League in the future, Corriere dello Sport informs.

He has had some contacts with Chelsea and Liverpool ahead of the summer. The Partenopei are unlikely to keep insisting. Instead, the talks with Manchester United for Alejandro Garnacho continue. However, there’s a sizeable gap between the offer and the request.

Napoli might not target different attackers should they miss out on the Argentine on top of Adeyemi. Conte urged the brass to acquire players who would contribute right away, avoid buying just because, and overspending.

Per Tuttomercatoweb, the Azzurri could settle with a minor move, bringing in Cristiano Biraghi from Fiorentina. He’s on the way out. His arrival would help replace Mathias Olivera, who will miss a few weeks due to a calf injury, but also aid the frontline. Signing another left-back would allow the coach to deploy Leonardo Spinazzola as an offensive winger if need be, deputizing Matteo Politano and David Neres.

Our Take on Napoli and Adeyemi

He might have people pulling in different directions within his entourage since they are the second team that swings and misses on him. They wouldn’t have even tried if his intention to stay was 100 percent set in stone. They need for a proper Khvicha Kvaratskhelia heir is technically more for next season, but it wouldn’t hurt to land one already, if anything to have a potential difference-maker off the bench like before his departure.