Aston Villa loanee midfielder Leander Dendoncker has come under fire for remarks following Anderlecht’s recent 2-1 defeat to Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Napoli have decided against signing Hamed Junior Traoré and Leander Dendoncker permanently, so they will return to Bournemouth and Aston Villa at the end of the season.
Napoli are set to return Leander Dendoncker to Aston Villa without activating the €9m option to buy, while Alex Meret’s clause has activated. The Partenopei brought in Dendoncker in the January transfer window on a six-month loan with an option to buy at the end of the season for €9m.
The January transfer window saw less players than usual make moves across Europe, with one Aston Villa ace taking the opportunity to try and resurrect his fading career elsewhere.
Piotr Zielinski and January signing Leander Dendoncker have both been left off Napoli’s Champions League squad list for the second half of the 2023-24 campaign by coach Walter Mazzarri and his team.
Napoli have officially registered Leander Dendoncker’s contract within Lega Calcio and are preparing to welcome Nehuén Pérez from Udinese, their fifth January signing.
Leander Dendoncker has yet to be announced by Napoli, but his move has de facto been completed. He was on the pitch on to practice on Thursday. He’s their fourth January acquisition after Pasquale Mazzocchi, Hamed Traoré, and Cyril Ngonge.
Napoli is closing in on one of the two additions announced by president Aurelio de Laurentiis, as they have come to terms with Aston Villa to onboard Leander Dendoncker, who has surpassed their previous target, Nottingham Forest’s Orel Mangala, as first reported by The Athletic.
Recent reports suggested that Napoli had been in talks with Nottingham Forest over a January move for defensive midfielder Orel Mangala, but the Partenopei now seem set to land Aston Villa’s Leander Dendoncker, who may be a better fit for coach Walter Mazzarri.
Everton are reportedly interested in signing Leander Dendoncker in the January transfer window. That’s according to a recent report from Football Insider, who claims the Toffees are keen to bolster their midfielder with a new defensive player despite their recent Financial Fair Play points deduction.