Transfer news and rumours today: Romelu Lukaku's Napoli future decided as Nottingham Forest miss out on Estudiantes prospect

Serie A heavyweights Napoli are believed to person decided to portion ways with seasoned striker Romelu Lukaku ahead of the upcoming campaign. 

The Belgian planetary enjoyed an awesome tally astatine the 2026 World Cup but faces a highly uncertain home aboriginal aft discussions implicit his declaration broke down. 

Get Football News Italy reports that nine executives precocious held a decisive gathering with his agent Federico Pastorello to resoluteness his concern successful Naples.

The 2 parties failed to scope an amicable agreement, prompting the Italian outfit to spot the 33-year-old firmly connected the transportation market. 

Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis is keen to trim the club's wage measure and requested that the guardant judge a important wage reduction.

Lukaku is understood to person swiftly rejected the proposal, refusing to bash the nine immoderate fiscal favours and reinforcing the boardroom statement that a summertime departure makes logical consciousness for each involved. 

The erstwhile Chelsea and Everton people antheral earns a lucrative wage and has conscionable 12 months remaining connected his existent woody astatine the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Forest suffer retired connected Estudiantes youngster to Serie A club

Bologna are believed to person successfully secured the signature of highly rated Argentine midfielder Mikel Amondarain pursuing extended negotiations with Estudiantes. 

The Serie A outfit managed to fend disconnected precocious involvement from Premier League broadside Nottingham Forest to finalise the agreement. 

Fabrizio Romano reports that the Rossoblu agreed a transportation bundle worthy an archetypal €10m (£8.5m) alongside a further €2m (£1.7m) successful performance-related add-ons to bring the imaginable to Europe.

The 21-year-old is present expected to question to Italy to acquisition his mandatory aesculapian examinations connected Tuesday earlier signing a semipermanent contract. 

Nottingham Forest had initially explored a imaginable determination for the younker academy postgraduate but failed to taxable a ceremonial connection to situation the Italian club. 

Estudiantes remained resolute during aboriginal negotiations and rapidly rejected preliminary bids from some Bologna and Real Betis earlier successful the summertime window. 

The persistence of the Italian broadside yet paid dividends arsenic they met the indispensable fiscal demands required to authorisation the sale. 

Amondarain established himself arsenic a captious constituent successful Argentina and volition present look to construe his awesome home signifier into the Italian apical formation up of the caller campaign.

Juventus people Serie A prima arsenic Martinez alternative

Juventus are actively exploring alternate options to fortify their goalkeeping section up of the caller Serie A campaign.

The Italian heavyweights had initially identified Aston Villa prima Emiliano Martinez arsenic their superior transportation people this summer.

However, negotiations person stalled importantly aft boardroom executives successful Turin reportedly undervalued the experienced Argentine planetary during their preliminary interaction with the Premier League outfit.

As a result, the Bianconeri person shifted their attraction toward securing the services of Parma shot-stopper Zion Suzuki to debar a protracted transportation saga.

According to Sky Sports News, the Old Lady held ceremonial discussions regarding the Japan planetary during a scheduled Serie A gathering connected Thursday.

The 23-year-old goalkeeper precocious impressed for Japan astatine the 2026 World Cup and has attracted factual involvement from respective salient Premier League clubs.

In a bid to forestall aggravated English competition, Juventus are said to beryllium actively attempting to negociate a reduced upfront interest and could perchance see fringe players arsenic makeweights successful the projected deal.

Should the ambitious determination for Suzuki neglect to materialise, Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is believed to beryllium a salient fallback enactment connected the club's extended recruitment shortlist.