A bit earlier on Wednesday, we covered a claim from Gianluca Di Marzio that Napoli were interested in Manchester United’s Axel Tuanzebe.
Currently loaned to Aston Villa, the 24-year-old has become a target for the Serie A side, who will see Kalidou Koulibaly head to the Africa Cup of Nations soon and Kostas Manolas head back to Greece.
That’s why there is a need for an extra body at centre-back, and there was hope that a deal could be struck with Manchester United for Tuanzebe.
Well, TuttoMercatoWeb have an update on the situation, claiming the Italians are ‘strong’ on the player, with ‘contacts between the clubs close to try to close the operation’.
Said deal would be a ‘loan with the right of redemption’, and all that’s missing is ‘the agreement on the amount that Napoli must pay’ to Manchester United for the defender.
In fact, ‘the operation seems already very well underway’, and it’s believed ‘the next 48 hours will be decisive’.
