The possibility of Ferdinand Cardioglu moving to Napoli came to mind.
"Big European clubs have entered the race to recruit Fenerbahce's rising talent Cardioglu," Turkiye media Super Havert said on the 6th (Korea Standard Time). Having drawn attention by playing for Fenerbahce and the Turkiye national team, he is preparing to leave Fenerbahce at the end of this season. "He will sign a contract with Napoli. He has already started studying Italian."
He is the ace that Turkiye boasts. After growing up in the Netherlands, he played for Fenerbahce from the 2018-19 season. Although he was a winger, he started playing as a fullback from the 2021-22 season. He played as a left back in this season, and has one goal and four assists in 34 league matches. He has one goal in 15 matches for the Turkiye national team.
He also teamed up with Kim Min-jae, who made his first European appearance in China. Kim, who played for Fenerbahce in the 2021-22 season, later moved to Naples. It was questionable whether he could replace Kalidou Koulibaly, who was Napoli's core player at the time, but Kim quickly became the starting player. Through his performances, Napoli advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) and achieved the best record in the club's history, as well as the league title in 33 years.
Napoli wants to recruit Fenerbahce again. They have been keeping an eye on Cardioglu for a long time. In particular, Kim Min-jae also gained valuable experience by bringing in several other players from Fenerbahce. Media outlets even commented on the transfer rumor, "Kim Min-jae made fans sick when he moved to Napoli from Fenerbahce due to contract termination clause ahead of the last season. Due to his stellar performance, he moved to Bayern Munich this season. Fenerbahce will be hit again by Napoli after Kim Min-jae."
Napoli, where Kim Min-jae left, experienced a crisis this season. It failed to recruit a replacement for Kim Min-jae properly, and even Coach Luciano Scarletti, who led the team to the championship, left, ranking eighth in the league. Napoli replaced Rudy Garcia and Walter Machari, who had failed to rebound, in succession, and is currently serving as interim coach of the Slovak national team, Francesco Calcona.
Cardioglu is under contract with Fenerbahce until June 2026. Fenerbahce will leave Fenerbahce once the season is over. "Fenerbahce President Ali Coates announced on live television in February that Cardioglu will leave the team at the end of this season. Aside from Napoli, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham United are keeping an eye on him as well," Fenerbahce explained.
BY: 스포츠토토핫