Lucas Uebel
Behind the scenes: Napoli challenged Chelsea for Thiago Maia last summer
The Brazilian starlet had also been chased by Antonio Conte’s Chelsea, but Napoli made contact with Santos before the Blues did. The Brazilian club, however, refused to listen to any offer for the talented centre midfielder, refusing to enter transfer talks with Napoli, that, however, had never formulated a concrete offer.
Kia Joorabchian’s intromission made things even more complicated for Aurelio De Laurentiis. His entourage is on very good terms with Chelsea and the powerful player’s agent is working to bring Thiago Maia to Chelsea next summer. Challenging both Chelsea and Kia could be an impossible mission for the partenopei.
Fabrizio Romano, translated by Lorenzo Bettoni
