Everton transfer news: Manolo Gabbiadini ‘doesn’t fit Napoli’s style’ and could finally be heading for Goodison Park
Toffees missed out on Italy international last summer but could return with January bid as striker misfires in Naples
EVERTON are ready to renew their interest in Manolo Gabbiadini after Napoli all but conceded he will be leaving in January.
The Italy striker has made just ten appearances in Serie A this season despite seeing fellow forward Arkadiusz Milik pick up a horrific injury in October.
Winger Dries Mertens has been preferred in attack by Maurizio Sarri while a deal for Genoa’s Leonardo Pavoletti is close to completion.
Everton tried signing Gabbiadini last summer but ended up with Enner Valencia instead.
And the claims they will now try their luck again this winter, with president Aurelio De Laurentiis admitting Gabbiadini does not suit Napoli’s new style of play.
He told Radio Kiss Kiss: “It’s not that he wasn’t able to express himself, but rather things are asked of him and they are not in his wheelhouse.
“Gabbiadini scored many goals at Sampdoria and also here under Rafa Benitez, so with a system other than the one Sarri uses he should have a better chance of being decisive.
“I thought that his performance in the first season was due to physical issues, but that wasn’t the case. He is simply not suited to Sarri’s football.
“Something that doesn’t fit cannot be made to fit, like an out of key note in a harmony. Sarri cannot lose points to help one player improve.”