Napoli sent Matija Popovic and Alessio Zerbin to Monza and both players have now reportedly signed their contracts with Raffaele Palladino’s side.
Popovic has been one of the enigmas of the Serie A January transfer window. The 18-year-old Serbian talent was just a step away from signing for Milan at the start of this month before everything collapsed over the agent commissions.
Juventus then emerged but faced the same hurdle for Popovic, leaving him available to Napoli, who initially wanted to send him out to Frosinone on loan before it became clear that the Giallazzurri didn’t have a non-EU player slot available. Luckily for the Partenopei, Monza didn’t have the same problem.
As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Popovic and Zerbin have now both signed their contracts for Monza, making them available to Palladino. The latter is joining on a simple six-month loan, but things are more complicated for the former.
Popovic is officially signing a six-month contract with Monza before he signs his contract with the Partenopei at the end of the season, when they’ll be able to register him in the squad.
🔴🇮🇹🇷🇸 Matija Popović and Alessio Zerbin have both signed in as Monza players from Napoli.
↪️ Loan deal for Zerbin who’s also signed new contract until June 2028 at Napoli.
↩️ Formal permanent deal for Popović until June when he’s gonna become new Napoli player. pic.twitter.com/Bil2EfYYUN
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 24, 2024