The Italian champion Napoli signed on Tuesday defender Miguel Gutiérrez of Girona, who lost another star player of the surprising third place of the club in the Spanish competition in 2024.
Napoli has not announced the transfer costs for the 24-year-old left back that is said to have signed a five-year-old deal for 18 million euros ($ 21 million).
The former Real Madrid youth player was a striking artist when not -announced Girona was third two seasons ago in La Liga after the rankings in January in Leiden. Madrid won the title and Barcelona became second.
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Gutiérrez played six games in Girona’s European campaign last season in the Champions League and scored in the only victory of the team in the competition phase, against Slovan Bratislava.
He earned an Olympic gold medal when Spain won the men’s football tournament last year at the Paris competitions.
Girona finished 16th in La Liga last season, only one point and two places above the relegation zone. Loan signing Savinho had moved to the parent club Manchester City and top scorer Artem Dovbyk was sold to Roma.
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