Fulham’s Saša Lukić has mainly been reduced to a substitute role since he arrived at the London club from Torino last January.
The midfielder has been restricted to 47 minutes of action from the last 10 league games. Last week, Area Napoli reported Napoli wanted to offer him an escape route this month and it was also stated they have held talks with Marco Silva’s side over a potential deal.
Napoli are keen on signing the Fulham player on a loan deal with an option to buy. That’s according to TuttoMercatoWeb, who state the Serie A winners have taken further steps in their pursuit of the 27-year-old.
It’s claimed the Naples club have presented an ‘official offer’ to the Premier League side and that includes a €2.5m loan fee plus the redemption option set at €9m.
However, Napoli received ‘black smoke’ because Fulham have turned down their formal proposal for the Serbia international.
TMW make no mention of why Fulham rejected the bid or whether the Italian champions will return with an improved offer for Lukić.
Meanwhile, Napoli are closing in on Udinese’s Lazar Samardžić and the report states the deal is ‘almost done’.
