Matter of hours and Napoli could announce the second purchase of the season, after Kostas Manolas. This is Eljif Elmas, 19, a Fenerbahçe midfielder whom Cristiano Giuntoli has been following for some time. In Istanbul there is an intermediary who has been negotiating with the Turkish club for a few days. Small details are still missing, but the bulk has been done. Elmas will move to Naples and Fenerbahçe will receive 15 of the 20 million requested as well as a couple of bonuses, linked to the boy's results and performance, for at least another million euros.

REINFORCEMENT - Elmas will arrive to fill the void left by Diawara's departure, ended up in Rome in the Manolas affair. Ancelotti had asked for a midfielder who could also ensure a bit of quality and the young Turk responds exactly to his request. Elmas was born in Skopje, Macedonia, but is of Turkish origin. He has been playing in Fenerbahçe since 2017 and has so far added 41 appearances and 14 goals with the Turkish club. The young midfielder, a national of Northern Macedonia, was recommended by Goran Pandev, current Genoa striker and former Napoli, who recommended him to Giuntoli.

PHOTO VIRAL— Meanwhile, it took little to make the Neapolitan fans' imagination fly. It was enough a photo that shows James Rodríguez shirtless, along with his occasional teammates, after a practice match with friends. With the Colombian talent, David Ospina, brother of James Rodriguez's ex-wife who was rescued by Arsenal a few weeks ago, was also photographed. The peculiarity was that the soccer team wore the green t-shirt of Napoli, that of the goalkeepers, while the Real Madrid striker presented himself with that of Brazil, worn upside down to hide the technical sponsor that is not his.

GINELLA - Napoli is also following with interest Francisco Ginella, 20, midfielder of Wanderers, club of Montevideo. Giuntoli asked for information on this boy who is a national under-20 in Uruguay, through Vincenzo D’Ippolito, the intermediary who is taking an interest in the operation.