Folorunsho: Italy midfielder set to join Cagliari from Napoli | OneFootball

Cagliari are finalising a deal to sign Italy international Michael Folorunsho on loan with an option to buy from Napoli.

Serie A side Cagliari are on the verge of securing an agreement to sign versatile Italian midfielder Folorunsho from Napoli.

Folorunsho set to join Cagliari from Napoli

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 05: Michael Folorunsho of Fiorentina is challenged by Tijjani Reijnders of AC Milan during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Fiorentina at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

The ex-Hellas Verona star spent the second part of the 2024-25 campaign on loan at Fiorentina.

Football Italia exclusively reported negotiations between Cagliari and Napoli on July 5, and the two clubs are now nearing an agreement.

Napoli and Cagliari are finalising the details of an initial loan deal with an option to purchase.

Cagliari will become Folorunsho’s 4th Serie A club

SEVILLE, SPAIN – MAY 01: Michael Folorunsho of ACF Fiorentina controls the ball during the UEFA Conference League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between Real Betis Balompie and ACF Fiorentina at Estadio Benito Villamarin on May 01, 2025 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

Folorunsho, 27, has scored five goals and provided one assist in 54 Serie A appearances with Verona, Napoli, and Fiorentina.

Folorunsho was part of the Italy squad that took part in Euro 2024 last summer and has made two senior appearances with the Azzurri so far in his career.

Cagliari secured Serie A survival under Davide Nicola last summer, but have appointed the debutant Fabio Pisacane as their new coach for 2025-26.