Napoli targeting Al-Ahli's Saint-Maximin as Kvaratskhelia replacement

At the press conference before the match against Roma, Antonio Conte sent a message to Napoli regarding the needs of the squad: “I hope that this market will bring us back to a situation at the same level as before. We have lost a great player like Kvaratskhelia, who has not been replaced so far. He was very important and was sold for 70-75 million. The other departures have been replaced; his has not.”

The Serie A leaders' coach, while making it clear that his team's market will not be like “the big ones”, wants a reinforcement before the end of the window to palliate the departure of the great Georgian star to PSG.

“It's up to the club to make the decisions, I say what I think if they ask me. I certainly do not discover now that our market will not be like that of the big ones, because we must respect the limits of money, salary and also convince players to come here. We cannot be a big player in the market compared to other clubs that have less limits,” he explained.

Meanwhile, Napoli, according to local media reports, is finalising details to sign Saint-Maximin, who could even watch the game against Roma on Sunday from the stands at the Stadio Olimpico in the Italian capital to join the rest of his teammates.