Napoli Reject Juve Bid For Hamsik
According to Tuttosport, Napoli transfer guru Pierpaolo Marino has rejected a co-ownership offer from his Juventus counterpart Alessio Secco for wonderkid Marek Hamsik.
Hamsik joined Napoli last summer from Serie B side Brescia and was an absolute revelation in his first season in the top flight, even being named in Goal.com’s Serie A Team of the Year.
He was a virtual ever-present at the heart of the Partenopei midfield, scoring nine goals in 37 Serie A games. The 20-year-old is widely regarded as one of the best young players in world football, with a host of big teams in Europe interested in him, including Chelsea, Manchester United and Juventus.
The Bianconeri have made no secret of their desire to sign the Slovakian, and according to Tuttosport, Alessio Secco recently made a €15m co-ownership bid for the box-to-box midfielder.
The transfer would have allowed Hamsik to stay at Napoli for the 2008/09 season, before then playing for Juve the following campaign.
However this offer was immediately rejected by Pierpaolo Marino, who has tagged Hamsik as not for sale at any price. It was revealed earlier this month that Marino, widely considered as the best transfer guru in Italy, had also snubbed a whopping €28m offer for the player from an unnamed club.
GOAL.com