Napoli Explores Transfer Options for New Striker
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Napoli wants a new striker.
A striker is a player who scores goals.
Napoli is looking at Marc Guiu for the attack.
Juventus also wants a striker.
Juventus is looking at Joshua Zirkzee.
Napoli is looking at Zirkzee too.
Napoli's sporting director is Giovanni Manna.
A sporting director helps buy and sell players.
Manna wants to be fast.
He wants to get Zirkzee before Juventus.
Napoli also talks with Chelsea.
Chelsea has a striker named Nicolas Jackson.
Napoli wants Jackson too.
But first, Napoli must sell a player.
This is called a transfer.
A transfer is when a player moves to a new team.
Napoli needs money from a sale first.
Then Napoli can buy a new striker.
Vocabulary5 words
- striker
- a player whose job is to score goals
- sporting director
- a person who manages player transfers for a team
- transfer
- when a player moves from one team to another
- attack
- the part of the team that tries to score goals
- cessione
- an Italian word meaning 'sale' of a player
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Answer key
1. Striker 2. Juventus 3. Sell a player
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Napoli wants a new _____.
Napoli is looking at Marc Guiu for the _____.
Juventus also wants a _____.
Napoli's sporting director is Giovanni _____.
He wants to get Zirkzee before _____.
Napoli also talks with _____.
Chelsea has a striker named Nicolas _____.
But first, Napoli must _____ a player.
This is called a _____.
Then Napoli can buy a new _____.
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