Beukema gives up his days off to fight for his Napoli place
The Dutch defender's camp says he has no intention of leaving in January. The club, which expected more from a €30m signing, may decide otherwise.
Beukema has no intention of leaving Napoli in January. The message from the Dutch defender's camp runs against the talk of a sale: he is focused on the present and on one goal, getting back among Massimiliano Allegri's first choices. During the international break he turned down the days off granted by the coaching staff and stayed to train at Castel Volturno (the training ground).
His wishes do not settle it. The club has put the former Bologna player, born in 1998 and signed for €30m, on its list of possible departures because it expected more from him. Giovanni Manna wants to strengthen the defence in January, and the window is funded by sales. Napoli's league squad list is also full, so a place must be freed to re-register Buongiorno, who had meniscus surgery and is expected back in January.
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For now, he is getting minutes. He started against Lazio in a back three with Rrahmani and Marín. Di Lorenzo is out until mid-December and Badiashile is expected back between 24 and 29 November, so Napoli are short of defenders. Training on his days off is a good sign, but to stay he has to convince at the Maradona, starting with Napoli v Torino on Saturday 21 November at 20:45 CET (19:45 UK, 14:45 ET). Napoli go into that game tenth, having conceded 14 goals in 11 matches.
Source: AreaNapoli
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