The League loses one of its greatest revelations. Gabri Veiga, still a Celta de Vigo footballer, has everything ready to continue dressed in light blue, but in Italy. Napoli has a closed agreement with the Galicians for the player to reinforce the midfield of the current Serie A champion.
From the lands of Vesuvius they had already made their interest in Veiga landing on their squad very clear. The possible departure of Piotr Zieli?ski to Saudi Arabia (who ultimately has not left) and the end of Tanguy Ndombélé’s loan left a hole in the midfield that needed to be filled. The chosen one was always the star of Celta.
The agreement reached by the clubs is 30 million euros plus 6 in variables, which is below the 40 million of the exit clause, according to the journalist Fabrizio Romano. Celta’s own coach, Rafa Benítez, had confirmed the interest of the Neapolitans and their position with the possible departure of the player. “The ideal for us is that if there is a situation that has to be resolved, it should be resolved soon,” he declared on August 12.
The Galician will reach a midfield in which Stanislav Lobotka and André Zambo Anguissa seem immovable, and will have to fight for ownership with Zieli?ski himself, after his failed start. First hand the Pole could have the upper hand, having led the team to its first league title in 30 years. However, the potential of the young Spaniard will be a major challenge for him to maintain his position.
He will be only the eleventh Spaniard to wear the colors of the southern Italian team, where in the past players of the caliber of José Callejón, Pepe Reina, Raúl Albiol and, more recently, Fabián Ruiz have stood out. Veiga will be under the orders of the French Rudi García, after the departure of Luciano Spalletti from the Neapolitan bench.
