James Rodriguez has been persistently linked with a move to Napoli this summer, but it now seems that the Partenopei are turning their attention towards a move for PSV Eindhoven winger Hirving 'Chucky' Lozano after growing frustrated in their pursuit of the Real Madrid playmaker. Napoli had been in advanced negotiations with Real Madrid for James, but Los Blancos' refusal to allow him to head...Full Story »

Tottenham are weighing up a move for Napoli defender Elseid Hysaj, according to the Daily Express. Mauricio Pochettino had planned to use Juan Foyth as his first-choice right-back this season following the sale of Kieran Trippier to Atletico Madrid. However, the Argentine suffered an ankle injury in a friendly against Bayern Munich and could be out for a number of weeks. Pochettino is now c...Full Story »

Lille set to welcome €19m Yazici Trabzonspor attacking midfielder Yusuf Yazici is set to join Lille, according to FootMercato, with a €19 million (￡17.4m/$21.1m) fee agreed between the clubs. The 22-year-old Turkish international's move could be completed fairly quickly with personal terms already thought to be agreed. He registered four goal and two assists in 30 Super Lig appe...Full Story »

Napoli are hoping to have edged ahead of Manchester United and Liverpool in the race for Lille forward Nicolas Pepe, with the Serie A side one of four “big clubs” to have tabled a bid of €80 million (£72m/$89m). Various destinations have been mooted for the Ivory Coast international this summer. It is, however suitors from Serie A that have raised the stakes by meeting...Full Story »

Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti is upbeat over their chances of signing Real Madrid attacker James Rodriguez. Ancelotti is still confident Napoli can get their man. "I'm not aware of a deal with Atletico," he told TV Luna. "We're still talking for James, a player that I really like. I'm very attached to James, I rate him very highly and he can certainly improve our team. "He doesn't need to r...Full Story »

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has called on Real Madrid to join his club in making “sacrifices” in order to complete a move for James Rodriguez. James is in limbo after his two-year loan with Bayern Munich came to an end without the Bundesliga champions exercising their purchase option for the Colombian attacker. Reports suggest James has no place in the plans of Zinedin...Full Story »

Even if Real Madrid have better offers from elsewhere, James Rodriguez's desire is to be reunited with Carlo Ancelotti. The Colombian has even phoned the coach to express this. This is according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, who explain that a deal should be done because of the insistence of the player to move to Napoli. Reports of a move to Atletico Madrid had surfaced in recent days, but Ja...Full Story »

James Rodriguez will have a difficult choice to make once he completes his switch from Real Madrid to Napoli. The Colombian has worn the No.10 shirt for the majority of his career, but that number still belongs to Diego Maradona at Napoli. The Argentine legend is like a god in Naples after an extremely successful spell in Italy during the 1980s and 1990s and just one player has worn the No.1...Full Story »

Napoli sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli is in Madrid to finalise a deal for James Rodriguez. Real Madrid are asking for 42 million euros for the Colombian, but Napoli want to initially take him on loan with an option to buy later. "Our idea is to play with quality, this team is used to playing this type of football," Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti said recently. "James is a player that I k...Full Story »

A PLAQUE commemorating Maurizio Sarri's time in charge of Napoli has been torn down after the coach left Chelsea for Juventus. Neapolitan fans consider the Old Lady their great nemesis and reacted in a similarly angry manner when Gonzalo Higuain traded Campania for Turin in 2016. The plaque is shown off by the rebels who snatched it Beforehand, it took pride of place in the Bagnoli district ...Full Story »

Man Utd have allegedly offered £84m to Napoli for Kalidou Koulibaly Credit: Reuters MANCHESTER UNITED have allegedly made an £84million offer for Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly. The Red Devils have made the Senegal international their No.1 target as they look like missing out on Ajax’s Matthijs de Ligt. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been linked with a move for the centre-half for...Full Story »

Fabian Ruiz was the star for Napoli as they beat Inter 4-1 to ensure Serie A's Champions League race goes to the last weekend. Inter failed to confirm a top-four finish on Sunday as they were crushed 4-1 away to a Fabian Ruiz-inspired Napoli, meaning Serie A's Champions League race will go to the wire. Luciano Spalletti's side would have secured a place in Europe's elite competition for next...Full Story »

Man Utd are weighing up an ￡86m move for Napoli star Lorenzo Insigne MANCHESTER UNITED are eyeing up an ￡86million summer swoop for Napoli winger Lorenzo Insigne - with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer kicking-off a massive squad overhaul. Reports in Italy claim Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has asked Insigne's agent, Mino Raiola, to sort out a big-money sale in the coming months. Man Utd are ju...Full Story »

NAPOLI fear being priced out of a move for Kieran Trippier. The Italians have asked Spurs about a summer deal for the England right-back and have him on a shortlist of five players in that position. Kieran Trippier is drawing interest from Napoli in a summer transfer But they are expecting a price-tag of £40million to be slapped on the World Cup star, according to Italian sources. Tripp...Full Story »

Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti has explained Real Madrid's sale of Mesut Ozil to Arsenal. Before last night's Europa League defeat to the Gunners, Ancelotti recalled being Real coach as Ozil was sold. "I didn't spend lot of time with him. I appreciate he is having a fantastic career and if he plays it will be for sure difficult for us," he said. “I am getting old. I have to think about ...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Unai Emery will face former club Valencia in the Europa League semi-finals after Alexandre Lacazette sealed victory at Napoli. Alexandre Lacazette fired Arsenal to an accomplished 1-0 win at Napoli as Unai Emery's men cruised into the Europa League semi-finals 3-0 on aggregate. The Premier League side began confidently in defence of their first-leg advantage and did not allow a c...Full Story »

Arsenal reached a second successive Europa League semi-final as they deservedly beat Napoli at the San Paolo Stadium to ease into the final four.Having secured a 2-0 victory in the first leg, the Gunners travelled to Naples knowing their fate was in their own hands.Alexandre Lacazette’s free-kick nine minutes before half-time secured a 1-0 victory and a 3-0 aggregate success to set up a se...Full Story »

Sokratis Papastathopoulos believes Arsenal’s win at Watford on Monday night has prepared them to repeat the feat in Naples and secure a place in the Europa League semi-finals.The Gunners have struggled on the road this season and an unconvincing 1-0 victory against a Watford side which played for 79 minutes with 10 men was only their sixth Premier League win away from the Emirates Stadium....Full Story »

But instead the highly-regarded Napoli boss will be sitting in the opposition dugout at the Emirates tonight. The Gunners host the Serie A giants in north London this evening in their Europa League quarter-final first leg. Arsenal have the advantage of being led by the competition's serial winner in Unai Emery. The former Sevilla and PSG manager lifted the Europa League trophy in 2014, 2015 a...Full Story »

Arsenal took control of their Europa League quarter-final tie with Napoli as they outclassed their Italian opponents to secure a first-leg victory.The Gunners extended their fine run of home form, this their 15th win from the last 16 games at the Emirates Stadium, as an Aaron Ramsey strike and a Kalidou Koulibaly own goal gave them a 2-0 victory to take to Naples next week.Gunners boss Unai Emer...Full Story »