Rațiu can catch the transfer of career in winter »watched carefully by a champion in the top 5
Article by Adrian Duţă – published on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 23:48 / Updated Wednesday, September 24, 2025 00:04
Andrei Rațiu (27 years old), the right -handed defender from Rayo Vallecano, is carefully watched by Naples. The series champion is looking for a right defender for the winter transfer period.
The Romanian international has a clause of 12 million euros in Rayo. The club in Vallecas had only 50% of Rațiu's rights until the summer. During the period of mercato who just ended, Rayo also bought the remaining 50%, percentage, owned by Villarreal.
Rayo paid 5 million euros in the summer to have 100% on Rațiu. The Romanian Club can make a profit in winter, if the right -handed defender wins the race with the other candidates for the transfer to Naples.
The journalists from Naples write that on the list of Conte's team, besides Rațiu there are Juanlu Sanchez (Sevilla), Arnau Martinez (Girona), Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton) and Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona).
Andrei Rațiu is on Napoli's list. Has 4 candidates
“Giovanni Manna, the sports director of SSC Napoli, has never ceased to follow the market, one of the priorities for January being the search for a right defender capable of representing a serious alternative to Captain Giovanni di Lorenzo.
Giovanni Manna's radar essentially includes five names, those known being Juanlu Sanchez (Sevilla) and Arnau Martinez (Girona), players for which it was negotiated in the summer.
Attention and at Andrei Ratiuthe Romanian from Rayo Vallecano, who has a termination clause of 12 million. Conte appreciates him for the offensive force and defensive solidity. Yukinari Sugawara from Southampton and Jackson Tchatchoua From Verona I am also in the viewfinder, ”writes Areanapoli.it, a site close to the Italian champion.
5 matchesHas Rațiu this season at Liga, being integrally at Rayo
Andrei Rațiu, criticized after national matches
Holder in La Liga and followed by important teams, Rațiu was not forgiven by the defensive mistakes committed in the Romanian national matches. One of the main criticisms of the right defender was Gică Popescu, the former captain of Barcelona and Romania.
“Play everything, less right defender! You see it when midfielder, when extreme!”, Says Gică Popescu after Romania – Canada 0-3.
