Napoli buy Armero
Columbian left-back Pablo Armero has completed the switch from Udinese to Napoli. But what might this mean for his compatriot Juan Zúñiga?
Columbian left-back Pablo Armero has completed the switch from Udinese to Napoli. But what might this mean for his compatriot Juan Zúñiga?
While recent press speculation is unlikely to come true on this rumour, that it exists at all demonstrates some hard truths about this summer's transfer window.
And forgive me for asking why.
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| # | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Mazzarri | Manager | |
| Bruno Uvini | Defender | |
| Aurelio De Laurentiis | Owner | |
| Giandomenico Mesto | Defender | |
| Omar El Kaddouri | Midfielder | |
| Morgan De Sanctis | 1 | Goalkeeper |
| Gianluca Grava | 2 | Defender |
| Marco Donadel | 4 | Midfielder |
| Miguel Britos | 5 | Defender |
| Rolando | 6 | Defender |
| Edinson Cavani | 7 | Forward |
| Emanuele Calaio | 11 | Forward |
| Christian Maggio | 11 | Midfielder |
| Hugo Campagnaro | 14 | Defender |
| Roberto Colombo | 15 | Goalkeeper |
| Marek Hamsik | 17 | Midfielder |
| Juan Zuniga | 18 | Forward |
| Goran Pandev | 19 | Forward |
| Blerim Dzemaili | 20 | Midfielder |
| Federico Fernández | 21 | Defender |
| Antonio Rosati | 22 | Goalkeeper |
| Lorenzo Insigne | 24 | Forward |
| Josip Radosevic | 25 | Midfielder |
| Pablo Armero | 27 | Defender |
| Paolo Cannavaro | 28 | Defender |
| Alessandro Gamberini | 55 | Defender |
| Valon Behrami | 85 | Midfielder |
| Gokhan Inler | 88 | Midfielder |