Napoli brings in Neres from Benfica in £23.8m deal
David Neres completed a permanent move from Benfica to Napoli, the Serie A club confirmed.
Neres, who scored 17 times across a two-year spell with the Portuguese side, has signed for a reported £23.8m fee with add-ons potentially increasing that to £25.5m.
The Brazilian registered 15 goal involvements (five goals and 10 assists) for Benfica last year as they finished second in the Primeira Liga and won the Portuguese Super Cup.
He created 31 chances in the league last season, while also completing 34 dribbles, a total only bettered by Joao Neves (41), Rafa (51) and Angel Di Maria (55).
Neres has been brought in to provide creativity and goals from the wide positions alongside Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, with Napoli netting 55 times in Serie A last season, 34 less than champions Inter.
The 27 year-old becomes Gli Azzurri's third signing of the transfer window after the arrivals of Alessandro Buongiorno and Rafa Marin, with it expected they will complete a deal for Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku in the coming days.
After failing to defend its Serie A crown last season, Napoli welcomes Bologna to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in its first home league game.
