Napoli Testing the Waters for Electric Bologna Winger

Napoli have reached out to Bologna to inquire about Dan Ndoye after the issues encountered for Alejandro Garnacho. The Swiss international isn’t totally untouchable, but it’ll take a conspicuous offer to convince the Rossoblù to part ways with one of their best players midseason, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.

The parties will stay in touch. The Partenopei signaled they could offer up to €30M, while the counterparty wants more. The Azzurri can dangle Cyril Ngonge, whom the Emilian side eyed in the past, but there won’t be makeweights in the package.

Napoli have the impression that it wouldn’t be impossible to snap up Ndoye if they really wanted to. They’ll keep at it while tending to other options. They had positive talks with the entourage of Garnacho, but Manchester United rebuffed them, Corriere dello Sport informs.

The attacker has relatively modest wages, as he makes €1.5M. He’d double them if he moved to Campania. However, his side asked for €70M. The gap with the initial bid was significant.

Our Take on Napoli and Ndoye

It’ll be a nice tug of war about his price tag as, while he’s very valuable to Bologna, he’s not too flashy and isn’t much of a scorer. On the other hand, thanks to his energy and work rate, he’s one of the few wingers who could possibly supplant Matteo Politano and play opposite David Neres, safeguarding Antonio Conte’s precious balance.

The Felsinei were stern about him last summer, but Benjamin Dominguez flourishing, the likely elimination from the Champions League, and the upcoming return of Nicolò Cambiaghi could lead to his departure if properly compensated.