It seems as if Napoli have finally agreed a transfer fee with Brighton & Hove Albion for Norway international defender Leo Ostigard.
The negotiations have been dragging on for weeks, but Sky Sport Italia transfer pundit Gianluca Di Marzio claims this evening that a deal is finally done.
It will cost circa €5m plus performance-related bonuses and a percentage of any future sale.
He should be in Italy for a medical over the next couple of days.
The 22-year-old already has five senior caps under his belt for Norway.
Ostigard spent the last six months in Serie A playing for Genoa, making 13 Serie A appearances for the Grifone, but unable to prevent their relegation.
Despite being only 22, he is already well-travelled, playing for the likes of Molde, Brighton, St Pauli, Coventry City, Stoke City and Genoa.
The arrival of a new centre-back may well fuel reports that Napoli are ready to release Kalidou Koulibaly.
Meanwhile, Napoli have also agreed terms for Sebastiano Luperto to make his loan move to Empoli a permanent one.
all those clubs hes played for and not even one decent club all it tells you another italian club buying sub standard player
Napoli flogging off a 31 year old Koulibaly and replacing him with a much younger player – while making about £25M profit on the deal – all ir tells you is it’s one heck of a good deal for Napoli.