Okafor joins Napoli as Kvaratskhelia replacement
AC Milan's English defender #23 Fikayo Tomori and AC Milan's Swiss forward #17 Noah Okafor celebrate a goal scored by AC Milan's American forward #11 Christian Pulisic during the Italian Serie A football match between AC Milan and Empoli at San Siro stadium in Milan, on March 10, 2024. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)
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Switzerland's Okafor arrives at the Serie A leaders on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.
Georgia's Kvaratskhelia left Napoli in January for Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth a reported 70 million euros ($72 million).
"Welcome Noah," Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis said on X.
De Laurentiis had attempted to sign Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi and Fenerbahce's Allan Saint-Maximim before turning his attention to Okafor.
The 24-year-old has scored just one goal in 11 league games for Milan this season having joined from Salzburg in July 2023.
Napoli are three points ahead of second-placed Inter Milan in Serie A before they welcome Udinese on Sunday.
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