Liverpool are understood to be eyeing a move for Napoli midfielder Jorginho in the summer as a replacement for the outbound Emre Can, and the Serie A leaders have named their asking price for the player.
Italian publication Sport Il Mattino claim that Napoli will listen to offers in the region of £69m for their star midfielder who has impressed since his move to Naples for £8.5m from Hellas Verona in January 2014.
The Reds are growing increasingly keen to tie up a deal for the midfielder this summer and are believed to have already made an approach to sign him, according to an exclusive report from Brazilian news outlet UOL.
Capped three times by Italy, the 26-year-old is tied to Napoli until 2020 and is regarded as one of the best holding midfielders in European football today.
Paul Joyce of the Times reported that Jorginho is Liverpool’s top target to become their new ‘No.6’ in midfield with Emre Can set to leave the club when his contract expires.
Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester United have both also been linked with a summer swoop for the Napoli star.
