Napoli look to Lacazette?

By Football Italia staff

Alexandre Lacazette of Olympique Lyonnais has emerged as a new target for Napoli after Gonzalo Higuain’s Juventus move.

The Partenopei need to find themselves a star centre-forward, as Higuain completed a medical and Juve are ready to pay the full €94.7m release clause.

According to Calciomercato.it, the latest candidate for the Stadio San Paolo is Lacazette.

He just turned 25 and scored 21 goals in 34 Ligue 1 games last season, plus two in six Champions League fixtures.

Lacazette is a France international with one goal in 10 senior caps.

The main sticking point is his price-tag, as Lyon want around €60m for the hitman, who has also been linked with Arsenal.

His contract runs to June 2019 and he only renewed it a year ago.

Other options for Napoli include Milan’s Carlos Bacca, who is available at €30m, Fiorentina forward Nikola Kalinic and Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema.

The Partenopei already approached Inter for Mauro Icardi, but their offer of €20m plus Manolo Gabbiadini was rejected.

Watch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £9.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://www.premiersports.com/subscribenow