In the end, Napoli’s owner Aurelio De Laurentiis authorised Manna to buy them anyway and sent Osimhen on loan to Galatasaray. De Laurentiis could not go back on his word. He’d made Conte a ...

Over 30 years after Maradona led Napoli to its last Serie A title, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia and company have done the same to end the heartache of some of Italy’s most passionate fans.