Napoli stand to lose right back Elseid Hysaj on a free at the end of the season when his current contract at the club ends, as reported by The Daily Mail.
The 25-year old was the subject of reported Chelsea interest back in 2018 when the Blues were in the market for a full back.
The Albanian international could well be leaving for nothing in the summer, but it was just last summer when Napoli could have received £43 million for him if they accepted Chelsea’s offer.
This is according to his agent Mario Giuffredi, who has been speaking to Italian outlet Radio Punto Nuovo, as reported in the same article by The Daily Mail.
The Mail have translated the conversation with Giuffredi, who said:
“Whatever happens with him, the outcome will be great.
“If we leave, we’ll do what we had to do in the summer. If we don’t leave, Napoli will lose the player on a free transfer, but it’ll always work out for us.
“A year-and-a-half ago, Napoli could’ve taken €50m from Chelsea. If Hysaj stays at Napoli, the Neapolitan club risks losing the player for nothing.”
Chelsea now have Reece James coming through the ranks competing with Cesar Azpilicueta for that main right back spot. So if this deal did happen back then, it might have affected James coming through.
So in that case, we can see this as a real bullet dodged.
