Matteo Moretto Transfer Column: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Artem Dovbyk, Rafa Marin and Luka Modric
Matteo Moretto gives Football España exclusive information on the latest business dominating the newspapers in Spain, as revealed in Daily Briefing by Fabrizio Romano.
At the moment, I have no evidence of any contact between the agent of Khvicha Kavratskhelia and Barcelona. At the moment, Napoli knows that most likely, almost certainly, they will lose Victor Osimhen, and they will do everything possible to keep Kvaratskhelia. The idea is to offer a contract renewal with a release clause, in a similar style to Osimhen's last renewal.
As we know, anything can happen in the transfer market and if a club offers a market fee above Kvaratskhelia, then maybe things could change, but at the moment no club has made a concrete move. Napoli wants to keep him, This is the key factor currently here.
To date, I only know that they have watched live matches, but nothing else. It is one of the many names that follow the future Sporting Director Giovanni Manna. Naples they are looking for a central defender and their favorite would be Torino's Alessandro Buongiorno, but currently their priority is to play in the Champions League next season, which Napoli will not do.
On the other hand, the priority of Rafa Marin is to stay in Real Madrid and join the first team team, after several years in Castile, and a successful loan to Alaves this season. He took the place of Nacho Fernandez, who is about to leave, preferable to Major League Soccer. Marin would be the fourth choice central defender as things stand.
The plans at Real Madrid changed because initially they did not plan to offer a renewal, but after several meetings, the two parties were very close to an agreement. Luka Modric he accepted a secondary role, as well as a substantial reduction in his salary, making the deal much more attractive to Real Madrid. Modric said no to many offers because he wants to continue at Real Madrid next season.
Real didn't seem convinced to keep him and, instead, changed his decision and his sporting plans. Now all that's missing is the signature.
Girona does not rule out a possibility departure for the scorer Artem Dovbyk. He has a clause in his contract that means he can leave the club for a fixed price of 40 million euros. Many teams have asked about him, it is true that Napoli is among those clubs. But no one made a firm move for him. Atletico Madrid are also looking for a striker, and Dovbyk is a player they like, but the problem is undoubtedly the price: either Girona are open to negotiation or it will be difficult for him to play at Atletico next season.
The future of Memphis Depay is uncertain as it stands, he has a year left on his deal. Regarding Alvaro Morata, I have no news about his future, but the situation remains the same in his case: if the right offer comes, Atletico will consider it.
Matteo Moretto will be back with more transfer news in the coming days, providing exclusive information on the biggest stories in Spain and Italy.
