Report: Hamsik leaving Napoli to join Chinese side Dalian Yifang
Marek Hamsik may have finally played his last game for Napoli.
The Serie A club's all-time top goal-scorer is set to sign a three-year contract with Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti confirmed after the Sampdoria clash Saturday that the club is trying to honor the Slovakia star's wishes by negotiating a transfer.
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Gianluca Di Marzio reports the 31-year-old's Dalian deal will be worth €9 million per year, and that the Partenopei will receive around €15 million for the sale.
Hamsik joined Napoli 12 years ago from Brescia and leaves as arguably their defining player of the 21st century. The man with the mohawk also holds the club's all-time appearance record.
Having joined the club upon its promotion to Serie A in 2007, Hamsik is synonymous with the side's comparative successes in the last decade or so, which include three Serie A runner-up finishes, a pair of Coppa Italia triumphs, and a run to the Europa League semifinals in 2014-15.