With their chances of signing Porto’s Jackson Martinez continually decreasing, Napoli have now set their sights on recruiting Olivier Giroud from Arsenal.

They had been keen on signing the Porto man but sporting director Riccardo Bigon would prefer to sign someone who he believes would link up better with main man Gonzalo Higuain.

The Partenopei’s main target is the Londoners front man according to Gazzetta dello Sport and scored 11 goals in 24 league starts in the Premier League last season.

However, he is not the only man catching Bigon’s attention with two names closer to home also being looked at with those players being Palermo’s Abel Hernandez and Pablo Osvaldo of Roma who continues to be linked with a move away from the Giallorossi.

President Aurelio De Laurentiis has an excellent relationship with Maurizio Zamparini and Palermo which could lead to a deal being facilitated for the Uruguayan.