According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Aurelio De Laurentiis has set his sights on Hirving Lozano after Real Madrid's hardball stance over the Colombia international.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has given up the chase for Real Madrid midfielder James Rodríguez and instead set his sights on landing Hirving Lozano from PSV after the Bernabéu board’s consistent refusal to accept a year-long loan deal for the Colombia international.
Napoli were willing to agree to a purchase clause to land the 28-year-old but Madrid would prefer to hold out for a fee – an outcome that is receding quickly with the Premier League transfer market closed, Atlético Madrid no longer interested in a deal and no other offers on the table for James.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, De Laurentiis has tired of Madrid’s stance and instead decided to pursue Mexico international Lozano, largely because at 24 the Napoli chief sees a future profit on the winger that he is unlikely to get in the case of James.