Napoli submit offer for Zenit St Petersburg midfielder

Date: 10th July 2016 at 1:19am
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witsel belgiumZenit St Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel is a step closer to joining Napoli after an offer was made for the Belgian international.

Witsel joined Zenit in 2012 and has since won the Russian treble of the Super League, the Cup and the Super Cup, and his appearances in the limelight at Euro 2016 have also attracted interest.

According to GazzaMercato, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has put an offer of around €22 million for the 27-year-old on the table plus bonuses, and the next step is to convince the player himself that the transfer is a positive one.

As a Zenit player, Witsel has scored 21 goals in 157 appearances and assisted a further 11, and has also had stints at Benfica and Standard Liege during his career.

It had previously been reported that, should Witsel decide to move to Serie A, he would want a switch to the Italian capital, however he later said he would wait until after Euro 2016 to make a decision.

Following Belgium’s exit of the competition, all eyes are now on him to announce his next destination.

 

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