Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Napoli have drafted an agreement to sign Radu Dragusin from Genoa, meaning Tottenham will have to get into gear.
Spurs have been strongly linked with the 21-year-old centre-back, but they will have to move quickly to beat other suitors.
Genoa want a fee of €30 million for Dragusin, with Gazzetta reporting that Tottenham are hoping to quickly complete the transfer of Eric Dier to Bayern Munich to facilitate it.
But Spurs will not pay over the odds for the Romanian international.
Napoli’s proposal is reported to total €25 million, with Tottenham talking about €18–20 million.
Genoa’s president, Alberto Zangrillo, has insisted his player will only leave for the right price.
“Dragusin is an excellent footballer as well as a very good boy,” Zangrillo said. “With Genoa, he had the opportunity to express himself to demonstrate its value.
“We are a serious but, above all, healthy club; there is no absolute need to sell. Genoa is not being taken by the neck by anyone.”
The report adds that the player’s agent, Florin Manea, arrived in Italy on Friday to move matters forward.