Italy right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo has been linked with a move to Manchester United on the back of his Euro 2020 heroics with his country.
The Napoli star was an integral part of the Italy team that went onto be crowned champions of Europe, and his performances reportedly drew admiring glances from Old Trafford.
However, Di Lorenzo’s agent has rebuffed speculation linking his client with a move to the Red Devils as little more than ‘newspaper talk’.
‘[President Aurelio] De Laurentiis spoke at the press conference explaining Napoli’s losses, and that all his players are transferable and that, if appropriate offers arrive, he will evaluate them himself.’ Mario Giuffredi told Radio Marte when asked about Di Lorenzo’s future.
‘If offers arrive, we are obliged to take them into consideration, also in the interest of Napoli, because it is the president himself who has put everyone on the market.
‘So, we feel we are on the market. If an appropriate offer arrives it’ll be discussed and considered.
‘But now it is newspaper talk. I read about Manchester United but now it is newspaper talk.’
‘If there were real things, we would be the ones to communicate it to Napoli. At the moment no request has arrived.’
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reportedly wants to sign another right-back this summer to provide competition for Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Di Lorenzo is an option that could well be considered especially given Napoli’s precarious financial situation.
Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier has also been linked with a move to Old Trafford after two seasons in Spain, whilst Norwich star Max Aarons is a long-term target for the Red Devils.
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