Napoli are considering returning to the charge for Tottenham midfielder Giovani Lo Celso after Gabri Veiga’s decision to switch Celta Vigo for Al-Ahli, La Gazzetta dello Sport reports.
The Partenopei agreed to the terms of a deal for Veiga, willing to pay Celta Vigo around €36m total, but failed to agree personal terms with the talented Spaniard, who instead chose to accept a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia.
With only a week to go in the summer transfer window, Napoli are hungry to add a new midfielder to Rudi Garcia’s squad and have reignited their interest in a recent target.
Page 14 of today’s Gazzetta dello Sport details how Napoli may decide to make a serious move for Lo Celso in the coming days following Veiga’s snub.
Talks with Tottenham originally stalled due to their hesitance for a loan deal, and the player’s €4m net per season wages are also problematic.
Napoli’s alternatives include Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat and Udinese’s Lazar Samardzic.