Torino Interested in Inter and Napoli Backup Strikers | OneFootball

Torino have struggled to get going without Duvan Zapata and have earmarked Giovanni Simeone and Marko Arnautovic to plug the hole. Antonio Sanabria and Ché Adams haven’t really stepped up following the Colombian’s injury.

According to TuttoSport, the Granata are very keen on El Cholito, but Napoli would rather keep him even though he’s not getting consistent minutes. He’s Romelu Lukaku’s main deputy. His teammate rarely comes off the pitch and has yet to miss a game. The two have starred together very sparingly.

Torino will find more fertile ground for Arnautovic than for Simeone. The Partenopei demand €15M for their marksman. The formula would have to be at least a loan with an obligation to buy. Instead, the Austrian talisman will leave Inter at the end of the campaign. His contract will run out and won’t be renewed.

He makes €3M annually, which is the main sticking point, Tuttomercatoweb informs. The two sides have been in touch as the Scudetto holders are one of the many suitors for Samuele Ricci. Sending the veteran striker to Piedmont would help grease the wheel ahead of a possible summer chase of the budding midfielder.

Our Take on Torino, Arnautovic, and Simeone

They are looking in the right places, as the only way for them to onboard a top-notch striker is to find the right outcast from a top team. That’s how they got Zapata in the first place. They have better chances of luring the former, and the Nerazzurri won’t stand in their way, but they’d need some help with his wages, on top of having to convince him.