Meret report: Napoli ready to let Arsenal target leave as a free agent after 7 years
Meret report: Napoli ready to let Arsenal target leave as a free agent after 7 years
According to DAZN, Napoli will not agree a new contract with Alex Meret, so the goalkeeper can walk away as a free agent, with interest from Arsenal.
The 28-year-old wore the gloves for both their Serie A title victories in 2023 and 2025, playing an integral part in the march towards the Scudetto.
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However, his contract was allowed to run down and is set to expire on June 30.
Meret will not continue at Napoli
epa12000130 Napoli's goalkeeper Alex Meret (C) reacts after saving a penalty kick during the Italian Serie A soccer match SSC Napoli vs AC Milan at Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, 30 March 2025. EPA-EFE/CIRO FUSCO
Negotiations have dragged on and DAZN transfer expert Orazio Accomando claims this evening that the decision has been made to simply part company.
He had been purchased from hometown club Udinese in 2018 for a total of €26m, playing 212 competitive games for the Partenopei.
NAPLES, ITALY – MAY 26: SSC Napoli players and staff on two busses celebrate the victory of Serie A TIM during the SSC Napoli Trophy Parade on May 26, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by)
Meret has three senior caps for Italy and is now free to join his next club, which might not necessarily be within Serie A, as Arsenal and other Premier League outfits have been linked.
Napoli need to find a new goalkeeper too, although they still own Elia Caprile, who impressed on loan at Cagliari this season.
They have meanwhile officially announced that the option to extend the Juan Jesus contract was activated, so the defender will remain until June 2026.
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