Napoli bring in Raspadori as Italian striker joins on loan-to-buy deal

Napoli have completed the signing of Giacomo Raspadori from Sassuolo, with the 22-year-old initially arriving on a season-long loan ahead of a permanent transfer next year.

Raspadori, who was also targeted by Juventus after scoring 10 Serie A goals last season, is tracking Giovanni Simeone, Tanguy Ndombele and Kim Min-jae to seal a move to Napoli in a busy transfer window in southern Italy.< /p>

Luciano Spalletti's side threatened to challenge for a first Scudetto since the Diego Maradona era before finishing third last season, but later needed attacking reinforcements following a series of very tough starts. publicized.

Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne, the two top scorers in Napoli history, both left on free transfers after scoring 11 league goals each last season.

During a breakthrough 2021-22 campaign with Alessio Dionisi's Sassuolo, Raspadori became the first Italian player born in the 21st century to score 10 goals in a Serie A season.

Reports suggest Napoli will pay Sassuolo an initial €5m loan fee before parting ways with €30m to make the move permanent next year.

Napoli began their Serie A campaign with a 5-2 victory at Hellas Verona last week and will host newly promoted Monza in their second outing of the season on Sunday.