Atalanta and Napoli will have to tweak their midfield in the summer and are keeping tabs on Daichi Kamada, who could become a free agent in June after a disappointing campaign with Lazio. He inked a seasonal contract with a three-year option last summer.
Teun Koopmeiners recently announced he wants to depart in the summer. However, La Dea won’t negotiate from a position of weakness. He’s tied to them until 2027 since he re-upped not too long ago. The suitors will have to offer €50/60M to lure him away, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.
On top of Kamada, Atalanta have shortlisted Lyon’s Rayan Cherki, who’s more offensive-minded, while Napoli have plenty of uncertainty in the role. Piotr Zielinski will leave, Hamed Traoré and Leander Dendoncker joined on loan with options to buy, and Jens Cajuste hasn’t been too convincing.
According to Goal (via OneFootball), the Partenopei pursued the Japanese international last summer. However, the deal didn’t come together over issues with his image rights. The Scudetto winners want to control them in most instances.
Per Tuttomercatoweb, Andrea Colpani remains on the Bergamaschi’s radar, either as Koopmeiners’ heir or as an outright reinforcement. He grew up in their youth academy. They are still owed €5M in bonuses from Monza.
Our Take on Kamada, Atalanta, and Napoli
He’ll be a nice reclamation project if available on a free, although he’ll probably prefer moving aboard. He should definitely pick a team where he could star as a no.10.
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