Napoli place £78 million price tag on Chelsea target Cavani
Chelsea will have to fork out a whopping £78 million if they want to sign Napoli striker Edinson Cavani this summer according to the Daily Mail.
The Uruguay international is one of the names on Blues boss Roberto Di Matteo’s shopping list as he begins to step up his pursuit of a new front man to replace Didier Drogba.
Porto powerhouse Hulk was said to be close to completing a move to Stamford Bridge last month but interest has since cooled in the 25-year-0ld Brazilian with Di Matteo casting his gaze elsewhere.
Cavani has now emerged as a serious candidate to fill the void left by Drogba after hitting 33 goals in 47 games for the second successive season at the Naples club.
But president Aurelio de Laurentiis is reluctant to part company with his star asset and has warned the European Champions they will have to break the bank to acquire the 25-year-old.
“Cavani is not for sale, but we could let him go for €100m (£78m),” he told Sky Sport Italia. “This is not his actual value, but his value to me and he won’t leave for less.”
