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PAPER TALK: Fabregas offered to Inter, Napoli closing in on Maksimovic
The Spaniard is believed to be on Antonio Conte’s list of departures, so much so the former Arsenal man did not start in Chelsea’s 3-0 win against Burnely and sat on the bench for the whole game.
Inter can’t afford Fabregas’salary, but Chelsea would be open to pay part of the player’s wages. Inter have taken time and will make new contact with Chelsea in the next few hours. Real Madrid and Juventus are also being linked with welcoming the services of the 29-year-old.
Meantime Napoli are close to signing Torino centre-back Nikola Maksimovic whose price-tag is believed to be around € 30 million.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli have offered € 26 million plus € 4 million bonus, but what could favourite a positive end of negotiations is Napoli’s will to sell Valdifiori to the granata, with Sinisa Mihajlovic who is known to be a long time target of the former Empoli playmaker.
Torino want to sign him on a loan deal with € 4 million option to buy, Napoli want the buy-out clause to be compulsory at the end of the season.
If the two parties agrees the Valdifiori deal, Maksimovic will be free to joining the San Paolo.
AND THE REST
As Roma star Leandro Paredes is not going to leave the club in the current transfer window (various)
Chelsea and Schalke 04 are interested in signing Juventus rigt-back Stefan Lichtsteiner (Tuttosport)
After Blaise Matuidi blow, Axel Witsel is believed to be Juventus’ priority for midfield reinforcement. Luiz Gustavo, Sissoko and N’Zonzi are also on the Old Lady’s sights (Gazzetta dello Sport and Tuttosport)
Edinson Cavani wants to leave PSG and would be ready to re-joining his old club Napoli (Corriere dello Sport)
Everton target Manolo Gabbiadini will leave Napoli in the current transfer window (Tuttosport)
New Chinese ownership have asked Montella to rectify his statements after Napoli-Milan when he jokingly claimed that new owners might have make a bank transfer to the wrong club (Corriere dello Sport)
Juventus are trying to sell Hernanes to the best bidder in the last three days of the transfer window(Tuttosport)
Torino want to sign Hart on a loan deal (Corriere dello Sport)
Pescara are interested in sign Joleon Lescott (Corriere dello Sport)
