Serie A champions Napoli have reached an agreement with Celta Vigo to sign highly-rated central midfielder Gabri Veiga.
The two clubs have agreed on a deal worth almost $40m for the Spanish under-21 international who scored an extremely impressive 11 league goals last season from midfield for struggling Celta.
Gabri Veiga set to sign for Napoli
The news was confirmed by Italian transfer guru Fabrizio Romano and will see Veiga sign a long-term deal with Rudi Garcia’s side. The transfer will be split into two separate payments with the Neapolitans set to pay $32.5m initially with the rest of the fee made up in add-ons.
Gabri Veiga to Napoli, here we go! Verbal agreement reached — €36m deal add-ons included to Celta Vigo for Spanish talented midfielder 🚨🔵🇪🇸 #Napoli
€30m fixed fee plus €6m add-ons package. Documents to be prepared and then time for medical tests.
Top signing for Serie A. pic.twitter.com/PK35zNigXU
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 18, 2023
Napoli have managed to keep most of their star players from last season’s Scudetto-winning campaign despite the departure of head coach Luciano Spalletti- who has been linked with the vacant Italian managerial job.
For Veiga, the move will mean Champions League football for the first time in his career this season. The Spaniard will be expected to continue showing his creative flare alongside attacking gems such as Hirving Lozano, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and last season’s top goalscorer in Serie A Victor Osimhen.
