Napoli hinted at meetings with Porto and Jackson Martinez’s agent declared “the offer is not far from the request.”
The Colombian hitman has a clause in his contract worth €40m, though it is reported the Partenopei have bid €32m.
Napoli hinted at meetings with Porto and Jackson Martinez’s agent declared “the offer is not far from the request.”
The Colombian hitman has a clause in his contract worth €40m, though it is reported the Partenopei have bid €32m.
“Porto do not want to sell the player because he is too important for the team,” agent Manuel Manzo told Antena 2 in Colombia.
“In order to have him, Napoli will have to pay the entire clause. In any case, negotiations are continuing and if an important proposal comes in then we’ll take it into consideration.
“The offer from Napoli is not far from Porto’s request, but right now the only option is to pay the clause.”
Napoli are in London for the Emirates Cup, where they play Arsenal today and Porto tomorrow.
“I prefer not to express myself on the negotiations,” director of sport Riccardo Bigon told O Jogo.
“I would like to point out that we don’t have to play against Porto in order to talk to Jackson Martinez’s club. We can talk to them any time we want.”