The excited goodbye of José María Callejón to Naples

In 2013, Benítez presented to José María Callejón saying that, in that course, “I could score 20 goals“. Many did not believe him and commented that” if it were so good “, Madrid would not have given it away like that, transferring it through 10 million. But Calleti fulfilled the prediction: he signed just 20 targets and he started an incredible journey, which has made him a legend for Naples.

In seven courses sumo two Italian Cups, a Super Cup, 349 games, 82 goals, 78 assists and thousands of kilometers on the right wing. The words “pause” and “injury” did not exist in his dictionary: has never stopped. Was the motion player with more matches of the past decade in Europe (351), and the Spanish with the most goals in the history of Calcio (64), beating Luis Suárez. He did all this without a controversy, a misplaced word, a bad gesture … faithful and unshakable soldierLike his haircut and long-sleeved T-shirt, also immaculate with 40 degrees.

With Mertens and Insigne formed a unstoppable trident that led the southerners to touch a scudetto, that of 2018, as it had never happened without Maradona. After Benítez, they fell in love with the man from Motril Sarri (I didn't want him to go to the National Team), Ancelotti (who nicknamed him “professor” for his tactical intelligence) and Gattuso, who bet on him until the end. The Camp Nou was his last night of azzurro after two months leaving his skin without charging a euro: his contract expired on June 30 and did not want anything else. Now he is on vacation in Spain, reflecting on his future: with 33 years, it's time to choose well. Have two offers from Qatar, but the desire to return home (the same ones that kept his renewal with the Italians) are too strong. The two teams of Seville and, in February, he preferred to wait before a very good offer from Villarreal.

Soon Alley will return to Nápoles for the last goodbyes and leave what was his home, where his two daughters were born. COVID denied him the ovation that the San Paolo will want to give forever: it will be a silent goodbye, consistent with his shyness. “Fall in love with someone who looks for you like Insigne seeks Alley“they wrote on a city street. Lorenzo said he will miss him to him, but also to his uncheck in depth, and he's right. Every time in the San paolo there is a long pass to the right, it will be impossible not to imagine that that azzurro with the number seven and long sleeves …