Andrea Dossena to Napoli - confirmed

[Dr Evil]

they are quoting newsnow on TLW and Rawk saying done deal for £4m

http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Not...+dal+Liverpool

[red g]

good deal if true

Liverpool's Andrea Dossena will shortly sign for Napoli in a €5 million deal, according to various reports in the Italian press.

Napoli's sporting director, Riccardo Bigon, arrived in Merseyside on Monday for talks that have apparently borne fruit.

Dossena, 28, arrived at Anfield in the summer of 2008 but has failed to settle into the rhythm of the English game.

With Fabio Aurelio dominating the left-back position, and other places in the squad also being unavailable, Dossena in fact made fewer than 20 first team appearances in two and a half season.

However, Liverpool held out on a sale until they were able to recoup some of their original outlay, which was in the region of €8.75m at contemporary prices.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/01/04/1725644/liverpools-andrea-dossena-to-sign-for-napoli-for-5m

[Exiled_red]

If true

[Fivex]

I think he's gone, £4m.

[Shanks]

The Doss has gone


http://www.thisisanfield.com/2010/01...m-napoli-move/

Andrea Dossena has agreed a return to Italy with Serie A side Napoli, according to reports in Italy this evening.

The left-back has been widely expected to leave Liverpool during the transfer window, with talks having taken place with Atletico Madrid also.

Napoli’s sporting director is reported to have flown to Merseyside on Monday to agree the deal, at the third time of asking having previously attempted to sign the defender in the summer.

Previously Atletico looked the more likely destination having held talks over a loan move linked to Maxi Rodriguez’s imminent move in the opposite direction.

Dossena never settled in English football but will always have a place in Liverpool fan’s hearts after scoring, incredibly, the final goal in both the 4-0 win over Real Madrid and the 4-1 win at Old Trafford in a famous week last March.

Rafa Benitez will now be free to complete the signing of Rodriguez and move on to other transfer window targets.

One of those targets for Benitez is to offload Ukranian forward Andriy Voronin, who has spent the last week sunning himself in Miami.

The Mirror reports this morning that a £1.5m move to Dynamo Moscow is poised to be completed.

[little dave hedgehog]

i feel strangely worse about the dosser going than i thought i would.

and way worse than i will about voronin.

[Mike]

I didnt want Dossena to go, I think he still offers something on the left-wing

[Bender]

And that will start with the departure of Dossena, with reports in Italy last night claiming the player had agreed a £4million move back to his homeland with Napoli.

Napoli sporting director Riccardo Bigon arrived in Merseyside yesterday in attempt to thrash out a deal for the Italy international, who has endured a difficult time since his £7m arrival from Udinese 18 months ago and made just five appearances this season.

Dossena came close to moving to Napoli last summer, but talks broke down after the two parties were unable to agree terms.

But now the Serie A side claim to have negotiated a transfer for the left-back, who is desperate for more regular first-team football to improve his chances of forcing his way into Italy’s World Cup squad.

[The Birdman]

I don't know what we would do on EST without Cream, his inside knowledge is irreplacable.

Saves me the job of searching other Liverpool sites anyway!!

[Bender]

Another financial disaster

[Nicey]

Fair play Tee ... you called this before he even got of the plane from Italy

Shame he was a fantastic crosser of the ball

[Tee]

Fair play Tee ... you called this before he even got of the plane from Italy

Shame he was a fantastic crosser of the ball

As a full back he was about as worse as I have ever seen in a Liverpool shirt, but to his credit he showed a vast improvement when he played as a winger.

He won't be missed here and I am relived we seem to have received a decemt enough fee for him. All the best to him for his future.

[Vermilion]

i feel strangely worse about the dosser going than i thought i would.

and way worse than i will about voronin.

I didnt want Dossena to go, I think he still offers something on the left-wing

Cash is king though.

[lickedlollipop]

we lost 3 ****in million on that lad........bad administration..

anywayz, good luck to the lad...

[Rowan]

As a full back he was about as worse as I have ever seen in a Liverpool shirt, but to his credit he showed a vast improvement when he played as a winger.
He won't be missed here and I am relived we seem to have received a decemt enough fee for him. All the best to him for his future.

Unfortunately for him, and us, that improvement still didn't take him anywhere near the level required by a top winger.

I'll say one thing about Dossena. His attitude always seemed impeccable. He never seemed to complain that he wasn't in the team and always seemed to recognise that if he was to get there he'd have to work harder. If a certain other player had that attitude (I'm not going to say who I'm refering to.. but I'm talking about Babel) he'd be a lot closer to getting regular gametime.