Report: Napoli in Areola talks

By Football Italia staff

Napoli are reportedly in talks with Paris-Saint Germain to sign goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.

According to Il Mattino, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis met PSG executives in Paris on Thursday.

The newspaper explains new boss Carlo Ancelotti ‘convinced’ the Frenchman to join the Partenopei, ‘moving in first person to snatch’ the 25-year-old.

PSG are said to value the former Villarreal loanee at €35m, but the publication notes his agent is Mino Raiola, who also represents Gianluigi Donnarumma.

The Ligue 1 champions would be looking to ‘take advantage’ of Milan’s precarious financial situation and pair Donnarumma with Juventus veteran Gianluigi Buffon.

Furthermore, Il Mattino believes Partenopei are ‘very close’ to PSG’s asking price for Areola, who made 42 appearances last season.

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