Antonio Conte has not yet officially taken over the Napoli bench, and the Italian media is writing a lot about what awaits him at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. And he has a serious job ahead of him.Conte’s first wish for boosting Napoli is Man United’s African midfielderAurelio de Laurentiis blew the opportunity to build a bright future on the foundations of the team that was the champion of Italy a year ago, so the 54-year-old strategist will have to carry out a major reconstruction upon his arrival. And for something like that, Conte and his staff will have 250,000,000 euros available.At least that’s what the local newspaper Il Matino claims, noting that the mentioned sum will also include money from the potential sale of Victor Osimhen. The Nigerian has been linked to the biggest clubs in Europe for years, and in Italy they are convinced that this summer he will finally make a breakthrough in his career, which would bring the Neapolitans over 100,000,000 euros.##NAJAVA_MECA_8142248##Therefore, in case of Osimhen’s departure, a new striker will be necessary. But Conte already knows who he wants as a replacement. You guessed it, it’s Romelu Lukaku. He had a very successful cooperation with him at Inter Milan and therefore he wants to renew it at the foot of Vesuvius, which he allegedly told the leaders of Napoli at one of the previous meetings and he has already thrown himself into the task.The Italian Sky claims that Conte personally contacted the Belgian striker, whom Chelsea wants to get rid of, but he is not in the mood for any swap deal (the media on the ‘Boot’ speculated about the Osimhen – Lukaku exchange) and insist on a buyout clause of 45,000,000 euros. If they fail to bring him, Conte’s alternative is Girona’s Artem Dovbyk, the most pleasant surprise and the top scorer of the Spanish La Liga in the recently ended season with 24 goals. His clause is 40,000,000 euros.🚨 Antonio Conte wants to sign Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku for Napoli. 🇧🇪He has a £38m release clause this summer.(Source: @skysport) pic.twitter.com/QKNwXY5IDz— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 4, 2024 As Conte’s arrival will force Napoli to change the formation, it will also be necessary to strengthen the back line, and the former coach of Inter would like to see Alessandro Bongiorno from Torino as the pillar of Napoli’s defense, one of the most sought-after stoppers across Italy, with whom the champion of Italy from 2023 is also already made the first contact. However, he is not the only one…Finally, Sky writes that Conte also wants a left winger, and one of the ideas is Niccolò Cambiaghi, a 23-year-old Atalanta player who spent the last two seasons on loan at Empoli and left a very good impression. Napoli has also inquired about Shakhtar’s Georgi Sudakov and reportedly hasn’t lost interest.
