- Napoli pulled out of the Darwin Nunez deal due to high transfer fee
- Lorenzo Lucca will join Napoli on loan with a €26M buy clause
- Noa Lang also signed, arriving from PSV Eindhoven
Key Takeaways:
Liverpool star Darwin Nunez will not be joining Napoli. The club from Naples has informed the English side’s representatives that they will not be signing the Uruguayan forward due to his excessively high transfer fee.
Nunez is now expected to move to a club in Saudi Arabia this summer, with several teams from the Gulf state expressing interest in him.
🚨🚫 Napoli have informed Liverpool tonight that Darwin Nunez deal can be considered off.
Napoli will sign Lucca as new striker despite Nunez opening doors to the move, fee considered too high.
👀 Nunez, still expected to leave #LFC this summer with Saudi clubs and more keen. pic.twitter.com/g69gxDNMKJ
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 15, 2025
Napoli have instead set their sights on Lorenzo Lucca from Udinese. The Italian striker will join on loan for €9 million, with a mandatory buyout clause worth €26 million. The five-year deal between the parties is expected to be signed later this week.
Lucca scored 14 goals in 36 matches for Udinese. He has also featured five times for the Italian national team. Over the course of his career, he has played for Vicenza, Pisa, Palermo and Ajax.
Since yesterday, Napoli have added another attacking player to their squad – Noa Lang, who arrives from PSV Eindhoven.