From Real Madrid to Napoli: deal nearly done after Ceballos’s fiasco

The transfer market is a highly changeable place that can surprise any team at any moment. In this case, it seems Madrid would be one of the main sides affected by the collapse of Ceballos's move to Marseille. This also opens up the possibility that one of Real Madrid's targets, such as Kobbie Mainoo, could move closer to Napoli.

This is a real surprise, since the Italian club didn't seem to be in the race to secure the services of this talented English footballer. However, Manchester United's situation and its most recent defeat in the FA Cup will push him to leave. This is a headache for Real Madrid, which had hoped to truly make a possible offer for this player.

Moves away from the white team

The expectations of the Merengue side depended on this footballer's departure, as he wasn't in Alonso's plans at all.  Instead, everything has fallen apart in an instant, since even though Marseille was interested, it has lost all that interest. Now it seems the Spanish player will remain with the Merengue institution for the entire season.

Meanwhile, Manchester United has just suffered yet another embarrassment after being eliminated from the Cup by a fourth-division team. This further opens the door for a possible offer from a club for its star homegrown midfielder. Napoli, which is currently the champion of Italy, seems to be strongly interested in strengthening itself with this player.

It's no wonder, considering this is a footballer who, at just 20 years old, has shown a lot and that's why his market value is so high. Currently, he is valued at about €50 million (about 55 million USD) according to the Transfermarkt website. This could be the valuation Napoli would have to reach to take him from England.

Florentino can still intervene

The white president knows perfectly well that he can still get involved in the operation and try to keep the player from going to Italy. However, looking at the outlook for the rest of the transfer window, it seems very complicated. Although we can't rule out that the president, in a completely surprising decision, might decide to make an offer for him.