This is one of the many projects that Napoli must manage this summer. Following the departure of Kim Min-jae, defensive manager of the Partenopei last season, to Bayern Munich, the leaders of the Italian champion club are looking for a defender capable of replacing the South Korean rock. In close collaboration with Rudi Garcia, the new Neapolitan coach, they had also targeted Kevin Danso. But while the Austrian defender extended to Lens, Naples had to find other avenues to strengthen their rearguard.
While the names mentioned in recent weeks were those of Max Kilman and Robin Le Normand, the amounts requested by Leeds (40M euros) and Real Sociedad (50M euros) got the better of the Neapolitan enthusiasm. This Saturday, Sport evoked an interest from Rudi Garcia and his management for Clément Lenglet. More in the odor of sanctity in Catalonia, the former Nancy would be targeted but would always give priority to Tottenham, not very keen on the idea of aligning with the 15 million euros requested by Barça. Echoes from South America also echoed an interest from Napoli in Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos (21) from Corinthians. Regardless of the progress or not on his many files, the recent information that comes to us from Italy makes us understand that Kim Min-jae’s replacement has already been found. And it would also come from Brazil.
Natan is expected to arrive from RB Bragantino
Indeed, according to the indiscretions of the Corriere dello sport, the Neapolitans would be very close to getting their hands on Natan Bernardo de Souza, better known as Natan. The negotiations would go in the right direction with the entourage of the 22-year-old defender, while ten million euros would be enough for the happiness of RB Bragantino. The transalpine publication goes even further this Saturday and claims that a five-year contract has already been approved by the player’s entourage, who is expected this Monday in Italy.
Accustomed to picking up very good players little known to the general public (Kvaratskhelia, Kim) in recent years, the Campania club therefore intends to do it again this summer with Natan. Also targeted by Roma a few weeks earlier, the young Brazilian has played 26 games this season and has established himself as one of the best defenders in the Brazilian championship according to many observers. It remains to be seen whether everything will go as planned until the formalization of the transfer. Then, it remains to be seen if the young Natan will have the shoulders to take on the Neapolitan pressure for a first season on the Old Continent.
