Good luck to him if the deal is completed. On the one hand, I was hoping for a bigger fee from the Saudis. But then on second thoughts, Napoli are a big club, a passionate club in a nice part of Italy. Just crowned champions too. It seems like a good fit for Darwin and I wish him well.
Obviously we can’t accept a ridiculous fee or structure, but Hughes is well placed to look after our interests, and his Italian background will serve us well in this deal too.
Get it tied up, probably one or two other exits coming up too, perhaps more, and get a new striker in and a central defender.
I think every striker on the market has significant questions about them, but the market tends to be more negative regarding someone who viewed as having failed at their current club compared to someone about whom the questions are just whether they can kick on at a bigger club. So I know some had expectations of a much bigger fee, but I think we have to accept taking a bit of a bath on his fee and what is being reported seems about in the right place.
Agree. Was hoping/expecting something closer to 55m but really if we get the cash in and negotiate well on the replacement (Ekitike?) then it’ll come out well.
As bad a fit as he is for us, the right league and the right team system and he could be good. So while I might have liked more, happy it’s done and we can move on to getting a striker that will work for us.
