Napoli, initial contacts made with Zenit for Paredes

Napoli are looking to strengthen the squad with a new addition, one with experience in Serie A. The club, now being led by Carlo Ancelotti, are trying to land Leandro Paredes from Zenit, who after leaving Roma in 2017, has spent one season in Russia. The partenopei are now trying to complete a deal to bring the Argentine midfielder back to Italy, and have made initial contact with Zenit. Napoli are willing to pay a base fee of €30m, up to a maximum amount of €35m for Paredes. No contact has yet been made with the player's agents, however, and the willingness of Paredes to join Napoli and agreement on a contact have not been determined yet. Paredes could also wait to see how a possible departure for Jorginho to Manchester City could progress, which would make more certain a guarantee for a place in the squad for Paredes.