Pedula: Napoli give up Nunez and choose Luca, but Uruguayan striker does not lack quotes

Naples' performance is very active in the transfer market this summer. In the new column, famous reporter Pedulla talks about the operation of Naples' transfer.

Osmayen's soap opera to Galatasaray has been going on for several days. We've been covering every progress, but frankly, it's time to get things clear and end the farce.

Galatasaray had another direct contact with Naples yesterday morning, and they said they might even provide letters of credit today, rather than standard bank guarantees. Obviously, this is not an easy thing, but a complex operation that takes time to process it. But Galatasaray reiterated that they are contacting the bank directly to work on an agreement.

Naples hopes to sell Osmeen for a transfer fee of nearly €50 million and demands an additional €25 million floating fee by 2026. The defending Serie A champions may accept a lower fixed transfer fee, but only if the deal has to be completed within one year, they will be very firm at this point.

Naples' dream is to sign Nunez, a star striker who can help the team go further. The player himself is also very willing to join. He has waited for nearly 70 days and regarded Napoli as his first choice. Naples has always regarded him as his first choice. Nunez's annual salary of more than 5 million euros plus bonus will not be a problem, and the negotiations continued until a few days ago.

As early as last weekend, Naples began to seriously consider Udinese striker Luca as their alternative. This also explains why they suddenly resumed their contact with Turin about Milinkovic-Savic, while Endoye was also an option. Such signs are fully demonstrating that Naples is ready to redistribute the funds originally prepared for the Liverpool striker to other targets. Naples initially offered Liverpool 42 million euros, but they later changed their strategy and chose the second person on the list.

Nuñez can now decide his future. He had seriously considered wearing a Naples jersey and listed it as his top pick, but he would not be missing a quote. Saudi clubs (including Riyadh Crescent, which was previously reported) have expressed interest in him and will discuss with people around him and Liverpool before making a decision.

As for Luca, the striker is ready to join Naples, and the physical examination will be scheduled for today. Naples will pay about €35 million for the transfer, an initial loan agreement with mandatory buyout clauses, and they also received a discount on what they call "easy to achieve" bonuses. Let me explain that Udinese initially asked for €40 million including some easy-to-achieve bonuses, while Naples asked for these bonuses to be tied to more challenging goals. If these bonuses are finally paid, they will also accept them as this means they have achieved important goals during the season. It can be said that Udinese made a compromise in this negotiation, and it can be said that Udinese made a compromise in this deal.