Napoli are interested in Chelsea’s Emerson Palmieri, according to Italian journalist Ciro Venerato.
Speaking to CalcioNapoli24 today, the Napoli expert claimed this is ‘verified news’ and has been confirmed by the club’s management and sporting leaders.
The Serie A side ‘tries to blow away’ a large group of suitors who are keen on the Brazil-born Italy international.
Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso and sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli have put the Blues defender on top of the list of left-back targets.
The new tax law in Italy means the Naples club would have to spend less on wages in signing Emerson. They have already made first contact with his entourage and proposed a five-year deal worth €3m net per season. He is thinking about it.
Any approach from Napoli for Emerson will see them deal with Chelsea and their ‘fearsome’ director Marina Granovskaia. Luckily for them, she shares a good relationship with Aurelio de Laurentiis.
If Frank Lampard’s side make the player available in the market, Gattuso’s side will submit an official offer.
Venerato claims Napoli are convinced of overcoming competition from Juventus and Inter Milan for Emerson and should the player say yes to them, the journalist states, Napoli will ‘immediately’ make an offer to Chelsea.
With a contract at Stamford Bridge until 2022, Emerson will either sign an extension or return to Italy in the summer.
