Complex but solid contractual architectures. New forms to make a stroke of those that make dreamers of a supporter capable of lighting up like a match. James Rodriguez at the Napoli is not an indiscretion or an idea, but a negotiation well underway, even if still with several aspects to be defined.

REAL WANTS MORE - In Madrid, with Zidane's return to the bench, there is no room for the Colombian playmaker - who didn't do very well in Munich and Bayern did not redeem him - but Florentino Perez has need fresh money to rebuild the team and would like more than the 35 million offered by Naples. At the Casa Blanca they hope for an exploit in James America's Cup to whet the interest of other big clubs. But in the meantime in Madrid patiently the Portuguese super agent Jorge Mendes, is negotiating with the Madrid players underlining the will of the player, who after talking with Carlo Ancelotti is convinced to wear the blue shirt, that Naples is the right place for his revival, with the technician who wanted him in Madrid in 2014 and his first blancos season remains his most prolific with 13 goals in La Liga. So Mendes is also acting as intermediary to convince Real to moderate the claims on the Colombian card, bought 75 million from Monaco 5 years ago, but already amortized and valued with the expensive loans to Bayern

IMAGE RIGHTS - But the novelty in the operation that Napoli is trying to conclude concerns the issue of image rights. For business philosophy, Aurelio De Laurentiis, both in Filmauro and in Naples, has always held the image rights, cinematographic actors or football players, for himself. This in the past has also led to some problems with negotiations at the highest levels. So how is it that instead with a star of the first magnitude like James, who boasts an important contract with Adidas and also with other brands, instead the negotiation proceeds? What has changed in the strategy? First of all it must be said that between Adl and Mendes there is a remarkable feeling, the same that brought the powerful agent to propose Cristiano Ronaldo at Napoli a year ago, as De Laurentiis himself said. Therefore Mendes knows the politics of the blue president and the respective legal offices are looking for the best and satisfactory solution for all. Meanwhile, we are waiting for the end of the month to understand how the Growth Decree will be converted into law and what the possible level of tax relief will be, whether the previous fiscal legislation, the one that allowed Ronaldo to pay only 100 thousand of flat-rate taxes on non-Italian income. Then you are seeing the simplest way to contractually incorporate the image agreements that James already has. Also because De Laurentiis is convinced for the future that he can earn on the rights paid to the Colombian, which would become an absolute star of our league.

WAITING FOR MANOLAS — In the meantime, there is no progress on the front of negotiations with Rome. The Giallorossi club does not compromise on the 36 million euro clause, but Napoli is not in a hurry, while in Pallotta that money would be needed by June to fix the budget. De Laurentiis and Giuntoli feel strong with the agreement reached with the Greek player, together with his agent Mino Raiola. Meanwhile Manolas himself calls in Trigoria asking for news: he has made it clear to the managers that he has already chosen.