Atletico Madrid have bid rejected for Napoli star

Published on: 28 May 2016

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has reportedly rejected a bid from Atletico Madrid for Lorenzo Insigne.

The Champions League finalists have also been linked with Sassuolo’s Sime Vrsaljko, who is himself also a target of the Partenopei.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Atletico Madrid offered Napoli €30 million for the attacking midfielder which was turned down, prompting the Spaniards to look at Nico Gaitan of Benfica instead.

A move for Insigne now appears unlikely but the deal is not completely over.

The 24-year-old made 34 starts and scored 12 goals for Napoli during the 2015-16 Serie A season.

Reports also claim that representatives of Los Colchoneros also took the opportunity of meeting with Vrsaljko’s entourage while in Milan for the Champions League final.

Napoli were previously linked with a €15m bid for the Croatian with Duvan Zapata offered to the Neroverdi.

Source: forzaitalianfootball.com

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