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ROMANO EXCLUSIVE Napoli are offering Insigne too little in contract talks
Elsei Hysaj, Kalidou Koulibaly and Raul Albiol have all signed, but it may take something more to get Lorenzo Insigne.
The reason is simple: while Napoli are offering 2.5 million a year, Insigne wants 4m, plus performance-related bonuses.
Then again, Insigne isn’t playing on the same level as last year, with Dries Mertens running him very close indeed and earning a timeshare on the left.
Image rights are another obstacle for Insigne, who also received a call from Inter Milan this summer.
What was behind that? Simple: while Napoli were contacting Mauro Icardi without Inter’s permission, the Nerazzurri thought of getting some revenge by making a call to Insigne.
Thing is, Lorenzo il Magnifico isn’t a priority at Inter, simply because they have loads of options on the wing. But the pressure has certainly been used as leverage by Insigne’s agents.
Fabrizio Romano, adapted by @EdoDalmonte
