Everton are edging closer to the capture of Manolo Gabbiadini.
Ronald Koeman has revived the Blues’ pursuit of Gabbiadini after a failed attempt last summer saw the striker remain with Napoli for the first half of this season.
But the Italy international is expected to complete a £20 million switch to Goodison Park after struggling to stake a claim for the Serie A club.
Gabbiadini salvaged a point against Fiorentina by scoring a late penalty but Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed that he will leave in January.
“It’s not that he wasn’t able to express himself, it’s just that different things are asked of him and they are not in his locker,” he told Radio Kiss Kiss.
“Gabbiadini scored a lot of goals at Sampdoria and also here under Rafael Benitez, so with a different system to the one [Maurizio] Sarri uses, he should have a better chance of being decisive.
“I thought that his performance in the first season was because of physical issues but that wasn’t the case. He is simply not suited to Sarri’s football.
“You can’t make something fit when it doesn’t. It’s like an out-of-key note in a harmony. Sarri can’t lose points to help one player improve.”