The Atlético de Madrid
tried to sign Fabian Ruiz early October. It transpired in Italy that the rojiblanco club made an offer of 50 million euros to Naples for the Spanish international, fearing that Thomas Partey he could finally land at Arsenal, which had been after him for a long time. The market closed on the 5th.
The Italian club rejected the proposal, for being at the limit of the closing of the winter market, and because the midfielder was a basic player for the coach, Gennaro Gattuso, who lived with uncertainty the interest of the rojiblanca entity in the Andalusian.
Thus, the coach and the player had a telephone conversation in which Fabían wanted to reassure his coach, as he has now revealed La Gazzetta dello Sport. “Mister, there is no temptation, I am happy to stay,” says this newspaper that the footballer told his coach to put an end to speculation.
Despite the fact that Napoli rejected the offer, the Athletic he still has the midfielder on his agenda. Like a lot in the Metropolitan, where they do not rule out knocking on the door of the Italian club again soon.