On Thursday, Corriere dello Sport reported Tottenham Hotspur’s Erik Lamela has given the green light to negotiate with Napoli for a transfer.
It was also stated the former AS Roma man wants to return to Serie A and is ready to lower his wage demands to get himself a move in the next market.
Calciomercato also explain the 29-year-old is ‘ready to return to Italy’ and provide more information on this case. The Argentine has just over a year left on his contract and believes his time at the north London club is coming to an end.
AC Milan are looking at the attacker, while Walter Sabatini led Bologna are also after him, along with Napoli.
Aurelio De Laurentiis looked at the winger in the past and the report states now the chief’s ‘interest in returning’, which seems to have opened the possibility of Lamela joining his side.
It’s claimed the South American’s valuation ‘should not exceed €5-10m’ in the summer and this is ‘absolutely within the reach’ of the team led by Gattuso.
The player earns €4.8m per season with Tottenham, and Napoli have no plans to reach these figures. Lamela is ready to take a 50 percent pay cut in order to get himself a move to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Calciomercato explain once the attacking midfielder is willing to lower his salary demands, it needs to be understood where to place him on the pitch since the right wing and the second striker position are currently occupied.
Before making any approach for José Mourinho’s man, Napoli must clarify their new project and manager for next season.
Lamela, for his part, ‘wants Napoli’, regardless of whether they play in the Champions League or the Europa League. This has been communicated to De Laurentiis.
