Napoli have claimed that the capture of Eduardo Vargas will be their only piece of transfer business in January.
The Chile international will join the club in the New Year after the Azzurri beat a host of outfits for his signature.
“Our club doctor is on his way to Chile for the last checks,” Napoli sporting director Riccardo Bigon noted. “It’s a deal that we will probably complete.
Director of Sport Riccardo Bigon: “Everything is sorted for Eduardo Vargas and our chief medic has flown to Chile to complete the last details. It all went well this evening, but we know this is only a stepping stone. Genoa paid a heavy price for their absentees.”
Napoli ended 2011 on a high by tearing Genoa to shreds, as the 6-1 scoreline could’ve been even more damning.
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Napoli hope to end the year with a morale-boosting result against Genoa, as Goran Pandev completes the trident attack.
The Partenopei have hit the brakes in Serie A recently and went down to a shock home defeat against Roma at the weekend.
Chile starlet Eduardo Vargas has confirmed he “will complete the transfer to Napoli in the first days of January.”
It was confirmed over the weekend that Universidad de Chile had agreed a deal worth around €12m.
“I can’t wait,” the forward grinned on television station Chile Vision. “I will complete the transfer to Napoli in the first days of January.
Walter Mazzarri has reacted angrily to claims that Napoli are in crisis and also to other reports suggestive of a recent attempted resignation.
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has advised his former club to make a January bid for Edinson Cavani of Napoli.
Writing in his column for the Sun newspaper, the ex-England hitman suggests that Robin Van Persie needs a top class player beside him if they want to challenge for top honours.
“I think Arsene must bid for Cavani — El Matador — if there is any chance of tempting him from Italy next month,” he insists.
Ambitious Napoli could be without Ezequiel Lavezzi for their next four Serie A games because of injury.
The Argentine international picked up a thigh muscle problem in his right leg during Sunday’s 3-1 home loss to Roma.
Lavezzi has undergone tests on the problem this morning and he’s expected to be out for at least a month.
Defeat to Roma has again risen debate about where Napoli’s head is at, as Rob Paton rounds up a weekend of derbies.
Defeat at home to Roma in the Derby del Sole has left Napoli, as La Gazzetta dello Sport put it, wet and speechless.
Walter Mazzarri feels Napoli did all they could against Roma, but were unlucky with deflections and refereeing decisions.
The Partenopei attacked throughout the match, but were beaten 3-1 at the San Paolo.
