Kim Minjae's replacement in a year...Napoli to 'Italian National University' Centerback 'Conte No. 3'

Jul 13, 2024

 Kim Minjae's replacement in a year...Napoli to 'Italian National University' Centerback 'Conte No. 3'
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 Kim Minjae's replacement in a year...Napoli to 'Italian National University' Centerback 'Conte No. 3'
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Napoli has recruited Italian national center back Alessandro Buonzorno.

Napoli said on its official website on the 13th (Korea time) 'Napoli recruited Turin defender Buonzorno' announced the recruitment.

Napoli are trying to make major changes in the transfer market this summer. The first position you are paying attention to is defense. After Kim Min-jae left for Bayern Munich, Napoli could not find a replacement. He tried to replace Kim Min-jae by recruiting Natang, a promising Brazilian player, but failed thoroughly.



In response, the first part that new Napoli coach Antonio Conte was paying attention to is the reinforcement of the defense, which felt Kim Min-jae's absence. It has already recruited Rafa Marin, a promising player who has grown up in Real Madrid, but Buonzorno is the one who has worked hard to recruit.

Buonzorno was already recognized by fans who enjoyed the Italian league while playing as Turin's main centre-back until last season. He gradually stood out from the 2021-2022 season and then jumped to the starting lineup of Turin from the 2022-2023 season.



 Kim Minjae's replacement in a year...Napoli to 'Italian National University' Centerback 'Conte No. 3'
 Kim Minjae's replacement in a year...Napoli to 'Italian National University' Centerback 'Conte No. 3'
Buonzorno has been consistently selected for the Italian national team since he took the lead in Turin. Buonzorno is the style of the final defender at the back. Rather than actively playing defense, he is the type to do the last defense by waiting from the back. The sense of stability is very good as it claims to be the final defensive role. In the stadium, he leads the defense line through leadership. Last season, he even showed his scoring ability.

Napoli paid 35 million euros (about 52.5 billion won) to bring Buonzorno. In other words, he paid more transfer fees than when recruiting Kim Min-jae, who was reborn as the best center back in the Turkiye League from Fenerbahce. As such, expectations for Buon Zorno are high.



 Kim Minjae's replacement in a year...Napoli to 'Italian National University' Centerback 'Conte No. 3'
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By recruiting Marin and Buonzorno, Napoli laid the foundation for the normalization of the defense. Captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who wanted to move to Juventus after leaving Napoli, also turned his mind back to staying in Naples. Leonardo Spinachola, who was a free agent, has also been recruited. Napoli has perfectly succeeded in reinforcing its defense.

As Conte's soccer is based on defensive stabilization, Marin and Buonzorno's performances are expected to be very important to Napoli's performance next season.



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