NAPLES, Italy (AP) Italian champion Napoli signed defender Miguel Gutiérrez on Tuesday from Girona, which misplaced one other star participant from the golf equipment stunning third-place end within the Spanish league in 2024.

Napoli didn’t disclose the switch payment for the 24-year-old left-back who reportedly signed on a five-year deal for 18 million euros ($21 million).

The previous Actual Madrid youth participant was a standout performer when unheralded Girona positioned third in La Liga two seasons in the past after main the standings as late as January. Madrid gained the title and Barcelona was runner-up.

Gutiérrez performed six video games in Gironas debut European marketing campaign within the Champions League final season and scored within the groups solely win within the league section, in opposition to Slovan Bratislava.

He earned an Olympic gold medal when Spain gained the mens soccer match on the Paris Video games final 12 months.

Girona then completed sixteenth in La Liga final season, only one level and two locations above the relegation zone. Mortgage signing Savinho had moved to mum or dad membership Manchester Metropolis and prime scorer Artem Dovbyk was bought to Roma.

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