Napoli keeping tabs on Arsenal’s Takehiro Tomiyasu

Serie A giants Napoli are keeping tabs on Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu as they look to sign a defender next month.

The Partenopei have lost Natan to injury and due to suspension, they would have to play Juan Jesus at left-back, reducing another option at centre-back. The club want to sign a defender in January and bolster their backline.

Il Mattino (via Cn24) today have stated some names that interest Napoli and one of them is Tomiyasu. Arsenal have opened up to the possibility of letting him leave on loan in January, with Tomiyasu having previously plied his trade in Serie A at Bologna.

Arsenal’s Jakub Kiwior is another name on the shortlist but Arsenal may not open to a loan exit. Atalanta’s Giorgio Scalvini would cost a lot to the Partenopei and while Tottenham target Radu Dragusin remains an option, Alberto Gilardino wants the Romanian to stay in January.

Sparta Prague’s Martin Vitik is also on the shortlist but Napoli believe that signing him in the middle of the season will be a risky move and they do not want to force themselves into that.

Kaustubh Pandey | GIFN