Sky: James to Napoli 'in hours'

By Football Italia staff

Napoli will reportedly seal a potential €40m deal for Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez in a matter of hours.

According Sky Sport Italia, the Azzurri will sign the Colombian on an initial €5m loan deal and commit to a €35m option to buy next summer.

The broadcaster assures that despite what was mentioned in the Spanish Press about Los Blancos wanting more money or only wanting a permanent transfer, the deal with the Partenopei is almost done.

Sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli and the player’s agent Jorge Mendes have been working hard to find an agreement, and the 27-year-old could arrive in Italy after Copa America.

Sky’s Napoli expert Carlo Alvino, meanwhile, has played down talk of James being imminent but is certain he will arrive before the window closes this summer.

President Aurelio De Laurentiis reiterated on Friday that Carlo Ancelotti wanted to be reunited with Rodriguez after their spells working together at Madrid and Bayern Munich.

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