Napoli are preparing an official bid to sign Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei this month.Antonio Conte is keen to raid his former team and bring Casadei back to Serie A in the January transfer

Torino have been in talks with Chelsea over a £10m deal for the Italy U21 midfielder. However, TMW says Conte also wants Casadei at Napoli and is demanding sports director Giovanni Manna clinch an agreement in the coming days. Conte wants Casadei signed just as Michael Folorunsho leaves for Fiorentina.

Negotiations between Torino and Chelsea for the transfer of Cesare Casadei appear to have hit a bit of a snag, with the two sides unable or unwilling to compromise on the financial terms so far. We are said to be holding out for €20m with a buyback and Torino don’t seem willing to go above €12m without one.

Napoli are currently on top of the Serie A table, but are looking to add a defender and a new midfield option to their ranks to bolster Conte’s options for the remainder of the

Torino have made a bid of about £10m plus add-ons to sign Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei. Monza and Feyenoord are also understood to be interested, with Napoli and Lazio also being linked in recent weeks.

Chelsea are emerging as the main contenders to sign a new midfielder after reaching out to his club, and it is believed the west Londoners have been considering a deal for more than 12 months. Despite the odd report linking Enzo Maresca's side with a new striker,