Napoli head coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed his interest in signing Tottenham right-back Kieran Trippier this summer.
The England international has struggled for consistency this season after a strong showing at the World Cup.
And Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is prepared to listen to offers for Trippier, whose wife was reportedly spotted in Naples last week, fuelling talk of a move to Italy.
Napoli are also believed to have won the race to sign Hirving Lozano from PSV, with a €40m move in the offing.
Ancelotti has since reaffirmed his interest in both players, with the Italian quoted as saying by Goal.com: "Lozano and Trippier are among those that Napoli are following, I can confirm that.
"I can say that both are among the ones we are evaluating and therefore, being honest, I can only confirm my appreciation. Now we must proceed with the various steps [towards a transfer].
"The club and I want to improve the overall quality of the team and our ability to know how to read some moments of the games. These are the type of players we are looking for.”
However, one player Napoli won’t be moving for is Chelsea and Arsenal target Nicolo Barella with Ancelotti pouring cold water on reports linking the Serie A side with a move for the Cagliari youngster.
"He always has our appreciation, because he is a great footballer. But now he is not among those we are looking at,” Ancelotti added.
