Udinese Director of Sport Cristiano Giarretta confirms trio of Serie A clubs want midfielder Allan

Udinese Director of Sport Cristiano Giarretta has confirmed that a trio of Serie A clubs want midfielder Allan. The 24 year-old is only contracted to Udinese until June 2016 it has long been speculated that he may move on in the summer transfer window. Despite Internazionale been frequently linked, Napoli were said to be leading […]
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2015-06-10 15:40:00

Udinese Director of Sport Cristiano Giarretta has confirmed that a trio of Serie A clubs want midfielder Allan.

The 24 year-old is only contracted to Udinese until June 2016 it has long been speculated that he may move on in the summer transfer window.

Despite Internazionale been frequently linked, Napoli were said to be leading the chase to secure his signature.

In an interview with Radio CRC however, Giarretta claims that the hold up over Napoli’s pursuit of a new Head Coach has stalled negotiations and while he notes Inter and Juventus are also interested, he also points out that Allan may stay at Udinese.

"Napoli do like the player and their interest does exist, but Allan is also wanted by Inter and Juve," he said, as reported by website Football Italia.

"However, we don’t need to sell this summer. As of today, he is an Udinese player and will be important for us next season too.

"Besides, I think right now [Napoli President] Aurelio De Laurentiis is more concentrated on resolving the issue of his Coach."

Allan was signed outright from Granada in July 2014 for a reported fee of €3 million. He had previously been on loan at the club since July 2012.

This season, he has featured 38 times in all competitions, scoring twice, whilst he’s also provided six assists.