Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli confirms Arkadiusz Milik and Fernando Llorente will leave in January, while Victor Osimhen’s recovery is still uncertain.
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“Every game is a moment of truth, you need to keep a cool head and we’ll see at the end of the season who achieves their targets,” Giuntoli told Sky Sport Italia.
Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli confirms Arkadiusz Milik and Fernando Llorente will leave in January, while Victor Osimhen’s recovery is still uncertain.
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“Every game is a moment of truth, you need to keep a cool head and we’ll see at the end of the season who achieves their targets,” Giuntoli told Sky Sport Italia.
“We did feel angry after the Inter game, and disappointed, but also buoyed by the performance showing we have reached a high level.”
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“These lads have already shown their quality and we hope they will do so again this evening.”
Osimhen is also still out and has been since November when dislocating his shoulder on international duty with Nigeria.
“He is not yet in perfect shape, we hope he will return in January. We don’t know if it’s the start, middle or end, we’ll have to see how he reacts when he returns to training.”
Napoli have a striker in the squad, specifically Arek Milik, but he has been frozen out due to the contract dispute.
“The transfer window is an issue for everyone. We have a striker that many clubs would like to have, so we will wait and see what happens,” continued the director of sport.
“Milik wants to go and play so he can be ready for the Euros. That is what he wants. I don’t think we will sign anyone, as the squad is complete, so we’ll only sell a couple. Milik and Llorente? It could be.”
Fernando Llorente is reportedly on the verge of a January move to Sampdoria.
Nikola Maksimovic and Elseid Hysaj will be out of contract in June, but Giuntoli is not too concerned.
“The door is open, we are continuing to talk and hoping to reach an agreement, but we’re not there yet.”