Napoli are in pole position for highly-rated youngster Demetrio Scopelliti, who was released by Reggina this week.

The 18-year-old Italian youth international is regarded as one of the biggest talents in the country, but his contract was ripped up along with his team-mates this week as his club were declared bankrupt.

Reggina missed the deadline to register for the upcoming Lega Pro season, and in a sad day for the former Serie A outfit, they were thus removed from Italian football until a new buyer is found.

Calcionews24 report that new Napoli director Christian Giuntoli is targeting young, talented Italians during this window as he aims to put his stamp on the team – and has identified Scopelliti as the perfect addition.

Napoli have been monitoring the youngster, and will soon make a heavy assault on the free agent, who is highly-coveted on the peninsula.