Napoli are highly determined in their pursuit of Radu Dragusin and have tabled a new bid to convince Genoa to sell the defender to them and not Tottenham. At this stage, no suitors have met the Rossoblù’s demand, Sky informs.
The Grifone are stoking the duel and asked for €35M. The Partenopei could get to such a threshold using a pair of makeweights. They have put €20M plus Leo Ostigard on the table. The Azzurri have blocked the departure of Alessandro Zanoli. He was primed to join on loan, but they want to insert him in the package. The counterparty would be happier if the fullback transferred permanently.
It remains to be seen whether Tottenham, which were the first to chase after Dragusin, will counter the latest proposal by Napoli. The defender will feature regularly in Friday’s game versus Genoa. His departure isn’t imminent yet.
The Azzurri have completed the acquisition of Pasquale Mazzocchi. Only the official announcement is missing. The negotiations with Lazar Samardzic’s representatives and Udinese are down to the final details. They should go through without major hitches.
Our Take on Napoli and Dragusin
It looks like they’ll try to spend their way out of their rut, which is a tad unusual for them. He’s arguably the type of defender they should have targeted to replace Kim Min-Jae in the first place: a prodigy who’s already established enough and familiar with Serie A and would fit in right away.
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