Sevilla interested in signing Napoli forward Simeone | OneFootball

Sevilla are reportedly keen on a deal to sign Napoli’s Argentine forward Giovanni Simeone.

The 28-year-old has a contract which expires next summer and SkySport report that Antonio Conte’s side may be willing to cash in on the player this summer.

EMPOLI, ITALY – OCTOBER 20: Billy Gilmour and Giovanni Simeone of SSC Napoli celebrate the victory after during the Serie A match between Empoli and Napoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani on October 20, 2024 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

The reports suggest that Sevilla’s new head coach Matias Almeyda wants to bring Simeone to Spain, having worked with the player at Banfield back in 2015.

However, at this stage it is just interest and formal negotiations are yet to begin for the Argentine.

A new chapter for Napoli’s Simeone

Giovanni Simeone signed for Napoli on loan in 2022 with the club exercising their option to buy the player the following year.

NAPLES, ITALY – AUGUST 25: Giovanni Simeone and David Neres celebrate their side’s third goal scored by Giovanni Simeone during the Serie match between Napoli and Bologna at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on August 25, 2024 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Since his arrival in Naples, Simeone has scored two goals and assisted two in 33 Serie A appearances. In all competitions, the former Fiorentina man scored 14 and assisted four in 103 games for the club.

Simeone also has six appearances for the Argentina national team, making his debut in September 2018 and scoring one goal for the country.