Napoli are eyeing a move for Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo with him yet to sign an extension to his contract, which expires this summer.
That’s according to ‘sports agent and market intermediary’ Vincenzo Morabito, who says that the Serie A champions are following the Fulham defender.
Adarabioyo is currently free to negotiate with clubs around Europe over a pre-contract agreement for the summer when his contract at Craven Cottage comes to an end under the Bosman ruling.
That’s seen interest in him continue to rise, with the 26-year-old having been linked with a move away from Fulham throughout last summer as he entered the final year of his deal.
He’s not signed a new deal since that point and it seems that means there is further interest in him, with Napoli having joined the list of suitors.
“Napoli are following a central defender from Fulham whose contract is expiring this is Tosin Adarabioyo,” Morabito is quoted as saying.
“He is English ex Manchester City, he is doing a lot well, he had been sold to Monaco. He had problems with the renewal, he was on the Aventine for some time, then he came back and did it great.
“The agent is his brother. I saw him play against Arsenal and he was among the best on the pitch.”
Whether this means Napoli will now move for the defender remains to be seen. They’ve been rebuilding their defence since the summer when Kim Min-jae left for Bayern Munich but President Aurelio de Laurentiis often keep a tight hold on the purse strings.
A free agent from the Premier League would therefore fit the bill, as would getting him for a reduced fee this month if that’s on the cards.
For now, it seems their interest is only in watching, but that can always change as things develop over the January transfer window.
