Arsenal and Chelsea dealt transfer blow with ‘Napoli leading race to sign £25m-rated Sergio Reguilon’

ARSENAL and Chelsea may have blown their chances of landing Sergio Reguilon – with the left-back reportedly agreeing to join Napoli.

The sought after Sevilla loanee is said to have an agreement in principle with the Serie A side, according to Calciomercato. 

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Napoli look set to beat Arsenal and Chelsea in the race to sign Real Madrid’s Sergio Reguilon[/caption]

Earlier this week the Blues were revealed to be in pole position ahead of the Gunners in the race to prise Real Madrid star Reguilon away from the La Liga champions. 

And FA Cup victors Arsenal were thought to be an option given the Spain international’s links with his new agent Kia Joorabchian.

However, Calciomercato claims Napoli have been in ongoing talks with the 23-year-old’s representatives over the past few days. 

And the club, who finished seventh in Italy’s top football tier, are thought to be looking to sign the player for a price between £18million and £22million. 

Reguilon is reported to have been keen to prove his worth to Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane. 

The Madrid starlet scored three times in 36 appearances across all competitions for Sevilla last term. 

One of the goals netted by the player was a strike that helped his team beat Roma to reach the Europa League finals this evening where they face Manchester United.

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Reguilon, who is also an Everton target, is thought to have an agreement in principle with Napoli according to reports in Italy[/caption]

The Bernabeu player made an impressive impact during his loan spell at Sevilla and was named in WhoScored’s La Liga team of the season.

But the defender is thought to be surplus to Zidane’s requirements at Madrid. 

Napoli’s Sports Director Cristiano Guintoli is reported to be an admirer of Reguilon, who helped his side keep five clean sheets in their final six LaLiga games of the season.