Juventus lead transfer race for Napoli captain Di Lorenzo despite Atletico approach – report | OneFootball

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Atletico Madrid have sounded out Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo, but the Italy international wants to remain in Italy and Juventus are in ‘pole position.’

After hearing that the Partenopei would sell him for a suitable offer, Di Lorenzo wants to leave the Stadio Maradona this summer.

Even if new coach Antonio Conte wants to keep Di Lorenzo at Napoli, the club’s communication has irritated the player and his agent who has reiterated in the last few days that his client wants to leave at all costs.

Juventus lead transfer race for Napoli captain Di Lorenzo despite Atletico approach

According to Gazzetta, Juventus and Inter have set their sights on the Napoli defender, while Atletico have already made a preliminary approach.

However, the pink paper claims Di Lorenzo wants to remain in Serie A and that Juventus are leading the race because of the solid bond between the defender and Cristiano Giuntoli.

The problem for the Bianconeri is Napoli’s asking price, in the region of €20m. The Bianconeri have other priorities right now, especially Teun Koopmeiners and Riccardo Calafiori, but they will try to lower Napoli’s demands by including one of their footballers in a player-plus-cash swap deal.

Gazzetta mentioned Mattia Perin, Daniele Rugani and Moise Kean as possible counterparts, but negotiations between the two clubs are not even at a preliminary stage.