Napoli are on the prowl for a midfielder and have added two youngsters with Inter ties to their shortlist, Tanner Tessmann, who was close to moving to the Nerazzurri in previous weeks, and Cesare Casadei, who hasn’t broken through at Chelsea after leaving San Siro, Tuttomercatoweb informs.
He hadn’t debuted with the first team before the Blues snapped him up for €20M two years ago. He spent the last two seasons at Reading and Leicester City on loan in the Championship. He was recalled by the London outfit last January and featured 11 times the rest of the way. New coach Enzo Maresca, who managed for half a campaign, didn’t call him up for their upcoming trip to the United States.
Antonio Conte would like to add a dynamic cutter to his Napoli squad, and, in addition to Casadei, the Partenopei inquired about Tessmann. The USMNT talent wants to leave Venezia, but Inter couldn’t come to terms on his contract. Several second-tier teams are after him.
The Azzurri face some competition for the Chelsea talent, who’d like to return to Serie A. Per Calciomercato, Fiorentina and Torino have shown some interest. The Blues need to cash in at least €10M to avoid a loss. A loan is more likely. They could send him to their Ligue 1 affiliate Strasbourg.
Our Take on Napoli, Tessmann, and Casadei
They already have a player with those traits in the squad, Michael Folorunsho, so they’d be better off adding a defensive-minded specialist. Still, the two rumored targets are versatile and can still be molded.
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