Napoli are ready to launch a bid for Manchester United fullback Matteo Darmian.

After rejecting a deal for Santiago Arias, who has since left PSV for Atletico Madrid, and a failed medical for Bordeaux fullback Youssouf Sabaly, Napoli remain in the hunt for a new right-back.

Top of the agenda now is Darmian, with Napoli willing to cough up to sign the Italy international outright.

The Azzurri aim to do business for €18m and offer the defender a contract worth €3m-a-year.