Napoli and Juventus not only compete on the pitch, but also behind the scenes in the transfer market. According to La Repubblicathe Neapolitan club would have taken advantage of its good relations with PSG to delay the departure of Kolo Muani, in order to avoid facing him during their duel at the Maradona stadium. However, Juventus was able to speed up the operation thanks to the intervention of Thiago Motta, who, with his past at PSG, facilitated an exchange between Al-Khelaïfi and the Turin administrator Scanavino, thus allowing the transfer to be finalized.
Furthermore, Naples badly perceived the management of the Danilo case by Juventus. Sidelined since January, the Brazilian defender would have received a firm condition to obtain his early release: not to join Antonio Conte. Initially thinking of a tactic wanting to postpone his departure so that he could not play against them, the Neapolitans finally noticed that Danilo had himself ruled out the Napoli option, favoring a return to Brazil, to Flamengo.
