Official: Meret signs Napoli contract extension until 2027
Napoli confirm that Alex Meret has signed a contract extension until June 2027.
The Italy international's previous deal was due to expire at the end of the month, but the 28-year-old has extended it for two more years.
Meret extends Napoli contract – official statement
NAPLES, ITALY – MAY 11: Honest Ahanor of Genoa scores his side first goal during the Serie A match between Napoli and Genoa at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 11, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by)
'Napoli announce the contract extension of goalkeeper Alex Meret until June 30, 2027,' Napoli said in a statement on Friday.
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'Meret made his debut with the Azzurri on December 8, 2018, in a 4-0 home win against Frosinone. He has made 212 appearances for Napoli, keeping a clean sheet on 68 occasions.
'Wearing the Napoli shirt, Meret has won two Serie A titles, in the 2022-23 and 2024-25 campaigns, and one Coppa Italia in 2019-20.'
Napoli added that no goalkeeper in Europe's top five leagues kept more clean sheets than Meret in the 2024-25 season, when the 28-year-old also matched his best-ever tally in a Serie A campaign, avoiding conceding in 16 matches, just as he did in the 2022-23 season.
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