Overview
- The move to Schalke for Jesper Lindstrom fell through Monday after the player travelled to Gelsenkirchen for medical checks and the German club withdrew interest.
- Napoli says Schalke told them at 13:00 that some proposed contract clauses were unacceptable and that injuries to two players had changed Schalke’s squad priorities.
- At 13:22 Napoli replied that it was prepared to accept Schalke’s contract wording despite calling the requested changes minor.
- Napoli reports that Schalke confirmed at 17:32 it was no longer interested, a sequence that German press coverage led Schalke to publicly accuse Napoli of breaking promises.
- Napoli has published the full chronology to counter what it calls inaccurate press accounts, reserved the right to pursue action before the relevant authorities, and must now find a new destination for Lindstrom.