Inter Milan Close to Signing Ezequiel Lavezzi from Napoli

With Samuel Eto'o and Wesley Sneijder close to leaving Inter Milan, the Nerazzuri have started talks with Napoli hitman Ezequiel Lazezzi about a possible move to the San Siro.

According to Goal.com, Marco Branca has made inquiries to Napoli about a move for the highly rated Argentinian.

With a €31 million price tag placed on the services of the 26-year-old, Inter will surely have to wait until either Eto'o or Sneijder is sold to have enough cash available to complete the signing.

With Inter supporting a number of fringe players, it is expected that perhaps some may be used in a player-plus-cash deal for Lavezzi.

Don't expect Lavezzi to necessarily want to leave Napoli, either.

The Argentinian campaigned with Napoli last season in their meteoric rise to the top of the Serie A. Napoli are set to play in the Champions League and can offer as much football as Inter could to the Argentine. Couple with this the fact that Hamsik and Cavani chose to stay at the Stadio San Paolo and you have a deal that will need to be more than worthwhile for Lavezzi.

If Inter do complete the signing of Lavezzi, he will most likely partner with Giampaolo Pazzini up front with Diego Milito a likely replacement for either.

Last season, he scored nine goals in 42 appearances for Napoli, also bagging a number of assists.