The current season is not over yet, but Napoli is slowly starting to shift the focus to next season. Scouts from the reigning national champions of Italy are particularly interested in players from the Eredivisie. The Neapolitans are said to be interested in Olivier Boscagli, Dávid Hancko and Santiago Gimenez, the Italian reports. Il Mattino.

There has been dormant interest in Feyenoord defender Hancko for a long time. In the summer, some media also reported on the alleged interest of the Italians in the Slovakian. Now the scouts are in i Partenopei actually in the stands for the rearguard player.

Napoli will probably have to battle several hijackers on the coast in the summer. Last winter, Italian journalist Nicolò Schira reported that Hancko had attracted the interest of Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool.

Feyenoord paid more than eight million euros to Sparta Prague in the summer of 2022. Despite his young age, Hancko was already known as a pillar in the Czech Republic and in the Netherlands the center defender has developed rapidly. The 35-time Slovakia international has now played 84 matches in Rotterdam. The renowned Transfer market estimates Hancko's value at 35 million euros. He recently extended his contract until mid-2028.

For PSV player Boscagli, Napoli is a little more concrete. According to the medium, an offer of eighteen million euros is already on the table. It is unclear whether PSV would agree to this. Alternatively, Napoli also has Udinese forward Nehuén Pérez in their sights.

The 26-year-old Monegasque native transferred from OGC Nice to North Brabant in July 2019 for a paltry sum of two million euros. Under head coach Peter Bosz, he is a permanent fixture this season in the team that is still heading for an undefeated championship. He played 25 of the 26 Eredivisie matches this season and scored twice.

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is expected to be in his final months in blue. The current number seven of Serie A has identified three possible replacements for the goalgetter. Top candidate is Jonathan David from Lille OSC. Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis is trying to tempt the Canadian to come to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. If that doesn't work, Gimenez and Joshua Zirkzee are on the shadow list.

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