Napoli rival Barcelona in signing Udinese attacker Alexis Sanchez: Serie A news
Udinese owner, Giampaolo Pozzo, has revealed that Italian outfit, Napoli, have entered in the chase to sign winger, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979.
Sanchez has attracted interest from host of European clubs including, Barcelona, Manchester United and Manchester City. However, reports in the media last week revealed that the Spanish and European Champions, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, are on the verge of completing the
signing of the Chilean international.
Pozzo revealed that the Azzurri have a fair chance of beating the Catalans in signing Sanchez. The Udinese chief added that negotiations about the player’s sale have entered into a very crucial stage and a deal is expected to be sealed in the coming weeks.
Talking to the reporters Pozzo said, "Sanchez playing for Napoli? Nothing is impossible. [http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 president] Aurelio De Laurentiis wants to do things on a grand scale, seeing as he presented an interesting economic offer for Sanchez.”
"It's a complicated operation and we await the end of the Copa America to work out who are the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 contenders. The player's intentions will be decisive, as these deals need all three parties to agree."
The 22-year-old is currently representing his national side, Chile, in the Copa http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 2011 and it is highly believed that a deal will be struck when the tournament finishes.
Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, wants to add some big name players in the summer transfer window to build on last season’s success. The Azzurri finished 3rd in the Serie A table and qualified for UEFA Champions League after 21 year absence.
On the other hand, Udinese finished fourth in the league table and have also qualified for the Champions League. Sanchez played a huge role in guiding the club to finish fourth and the attacker scored 12 goals in 31 league appearances.
Despite the interest from several teams, Sanchez is interested in joining Pep Guardiola’s side but Udinese want the right offer. Sanchez joined the Bianconeri in 2006 and since then, he has scored 21 goals in 110 appearances for the Italian outfit.
The attacker has also scored 13 goals in 37 appearances for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chile-c2871 national team.
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