Juventus striker Marcelo Zalayeta is set to jon Napoli, according to his agent Daniel Delgado.
The 28-year-old Uruguayan has never been able to find a regular starting place in Turin and has been sent out on loan to Sevilla, Empoli and Perugia in recent years.
With the arrival of Azzurri marksman Vincenzo Iaquinta in the summer, the ex-Danubio man is unlikely to feature in Old Lady Coach Claudio Ranieri’s plans and is ready for a fresh start.
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has promised the fans that there will be new recruits before the newly-promoted side’s return to Serie A and it seems the Stadio San Paolo outfit will pounce.
“Tomorrow Zalayeta should become an Azzurri player,” Delgado told Naples’ Radio Kiss Kiss. “There is a very good chance that you will see him in a Napoli shirt.”
The transfer is set to signal the end of Cristian Bucchi’s stay with the Partenopei and it appears that 2005-06’s Serie B Capocannoniere is lining up a move to Siena.
“Our priority is to sign a centre forward and I won’t deny that we are very close to signing Bucchi,” Robur sporting director Manuel Gerolin admitted.
“He is the kind of player that we need. At the moment I am not willing to discuss the price.”
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