Lorenzo Insigne still doesn’t know where he will play next season. The Captain’s Contract Naples, author of 114 goals and 89 assists in 411 games, ends in June and negotiations to renew remain stalled.
Several clubs have been interested in joining him as a free agent in the past few months. In addition to Atlético de Madrid, who have been following him for years, West Ham, Newcastle and Toronto got in touch with their surroundings. The forward’s priority, however, would be to stay in the team of his loves, of which he is the captain, or, at least, not to leave Italy for personal reasons. Inter, who have been informed about their situation, would be a possibility in this regard.
Insigne earns around five million net and Aurelio De Laurentiis, for his continuity, asks him to cut his salary considerably. His offer, as AS learned, is around 3 million, plus 1.5 in variables quite difficult to achieve. A discount that the player, at the moment, does not accept.
The forward’s goal, who will turn 31 in June, is to continue earning the same salary, although the negotiation between the parties has just begun. In August his agents barely spoke with the Azzurro chief executive, while in recent weeks there was an important rapprochement.
The field will decide the outcome of that very long story. Insigne, who has grown up in the club’s quarry, will continue to be central to the Spalletti project in the coming monthsIt is very likely that the entity will make an effort to satisfy the coach, who has already praised him several times, and bring positions closer. Continuing with the perfect rhythm experienced so far (10 wins and two draws in 12 league games), obviously, would be one more incentive not to let the captain go. The scudetto this year is possible and having a happy and renewed Insigne would be one more weapon for the decisive phase of the season.