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Former Serie A striker Francesco Caputo feels Liverpool ahead Darwin Nunez, a prime goal for Napoli in assault, could be greater than a mere backup to Romelu Lukaku on the Stadio Maradona.

Napoli are set to turn into the 2025-26 season as title defenders after successful their second Scudetto in three years.

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Antonio Conte goals so as to add depth and high quality to a squad that will likely be taking part in within the Champions League subsequent season.

The Partenopei have already secured the providers of Kevin De Bruyne on a free switch from Manchester Metropolis and can certainly be among the many underdogs in subsequent season’s Champions League.

Can Nunez play alongside Lukaku at Napoli?

Sampdoria’s Francesco Caputo (R) scores in the course of the Italian Serie A soccer match Sampdoria vs Salernitana at Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, 16 april 2022. EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO

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Nunez is the newest Premier League participant linked with a transfer to Napoli, and ex-Serie A striker Caputo commented on his doable transfer to the Stadio Maradona.

“He’s the profile of an international-level striker. Napoli will play many video games, so he wouldn’t simply be a backup for Lukaku,” Caputo informed Radio Kiss Kiss by way of

“Nunez is completely different from Lukaku. I like him rather a lot, and I believe he might even play alongside Lukaku as a result of they’ve completely different talent units. Conte stayed at Napoli as a result of he was given clear ensures a couple of particular challenge. The signing of De Bruyne proves it.”

Conte was linked with a transfer to Juventus in Could, however the Italian tactician mentioned earlier this month that he had not reached an

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“What upsets me is that, only a month earlier than the tip of the season, there have been talks of me going to Juventus, suggesting I might go away Napoli,” the Partenopei boss informed Sky Sport Italia weeks after successful the Scudetto with the Azzurri.

Conte upset by rumours on Napoli future

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 08: Darwin Nunez of Liverpool celebrates scoring his staff’s first objective in the course of the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Southampton FC at Anfield on March 08, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Pictures)

“I had no settlement in any way with Juventus. To anybody who tried to strategy me, I mentioned, ‘I gained’t converse to anybody till I’ve talked with [Napoli President] President De Laurentiis.’”

Caputo, scorer of 69 objectives in 206 Serie A matches, added: “Conte’s keep is an added worth to Napoli. He prefers bodily structured strikers, corresponding to Lukaku, so he wants an identical participant. Lorenzo Lucca [another Napoli target] is a contemporary ahead as he combines bodily energy with technical capacity, and he may very well be an necessary backup to Lukaku.”

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Conte’s Napoli will make their 2025-26 Serie A debut on August 23, visiting newly promoted aspect Sassuolo.

Within the following week, on August 30, the Partenopei will host Cagliari of their first house recreation of the marketing campaign.