Sale of Napoli star halted arrival of Zenit St Petersburg midfielder

Date: 1st August 2016 at 2:33pm
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witselJuventus target Axel Witsel was very close to joining Napoli, before the transfer of Gonzalo Higuain put a halt to proceedings.

Higuain completed a move to Juventus and the head of communications at the ‘Universal Group’ (which would deal with a Witsel transfer), Emanuele Camparono, believes that the Higuain transfer blocked the signing of the Zenit St Petersburg man.

“Witsel had said yes right away to Napoli, and we worked long and hard with the Universal Group at these negotiations,” he told AreaNapoli.it.

“It was 90 per cent of the way there, but then the Higuain case captured the market and affected other negotiations, and maybe [Napoli coach Maurizio] Sarri had other preferences.”

Witsel has since been linked with a move to Juventus, and a chance for the 27-year-old to play in a Partenopei shirt looks to be more distant.

 

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