in Napoli centre-forward Lorenzo Lucca, with the concept of taking him on mortgage for the remainder of the season.
The centre-forward has been a flop for the reason that switch from Udinese in July 2025, which was a mortgage for €9m with obligation to purchase on the finish of the season for an extra €26m plus €5m in add-ons.
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Lucca in negotiations for Benfica switch
NAPLES, ITALY – DECEMBER 03: Lorenzo Lucca of SSC Napoli scores his crew’s first objective in the course of the Coppa Italia spherical of 16 match between SCC Napoli and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 03, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photos)
He has struggled to make an impression with two targets in 20 aggressive video games for the Partenopei, who repeatedly warned in public that he wanted to “do extra” to earn taking part in time.
Director of sport Giovanni Manna was very open that the membership would think about different choices for him in January, though a lot will depend on the restoration time of Romelu Lukaku.
Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Lorenzo Lucca in pre-season coaching with Napoli.
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, there was contemporary contact between Benfica and Napoli at the moment to debate a possible mortgage transfer for the subsequent six months.
This might not in any approach forestall Napoli’s buy obligation with Udinese, as that’s reportedly activated the second the Partenopei choose up a Serie Some extent in 2026.
It additionally wouldn’t be Lucca’s first transfer overseas, as he already performed for Ajax in 2022-23.