Bologna's Dutch defensive rock reportedly en route to Napoli
VI suggest that Antonio Conte sees Beukema as the new pillar of his defence. The Scudetto-winning manager reportedly has a five-year contract ready, and there is a very good chance that it will be signed soon.
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Napoli will pay a total of around 30 million euros for Beukema. With that, and the highly touted transfer of Noa Lang from PSV, the Neapolitans are looking to invest massively into this next campaign.
Beukema's move is also good news for AZ. They stipulated a resale percentage of 10 to 15 per cent for his transfer in the summer of 2023.
With his upcoming move to Naples, Beukema becomes the third most expensive outgoing transfer in the club's history. Only Riccardo Calafiori (to Arsenal) and compatriot Joshua Zirkzee (to Manchester United) brought more money to Rossoblù as Bologna earned 45 and 42.5 million euros on those transfers, respectively.
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