Napoli is the defending champion of Serie A, and the new season will face the Champions League + Serie A double-front battle, so the team needs to strengthen the squad in this summer window to strengthen the team's Serie A title defense and Champions League results.
According to the latest news from Italy's Skira, Napoli have agreed in principle with Bologna's 24-year-old Swiss striker Ndoye on a personal agreement that will sign a five-year contract with an annual salary of 3 million euros until 2030. Napoli will negotiate directly with Bologna in the coming hours over a transfer fee for Ndoye, with Basel having a 15% share of the transfer.
Ndoye joined Bologna from Basel for a transfer fee of €10.15 million in the summer window of 2023, when the player was worth only €3.5 million, which is a three-fold premium. Ndoye Bologna scored 11 goals and eight assists in 75 games in all competitions in his career.
The 24-year-old Ndoye, 1.84 meters tall, right-footed player, mainly plays as a right winger, has a two-year contract with Bologna, and the German is worth 35 million euros until 2027. Ndoye made 41 appearances for Bologna in all competitions last season, 36 of them starts, and played a total of 3,022 minutes, contributing nine goals and six assists.