According to local Italian media outlet Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli, Inter Milan are interested in Napoli's Di Lorenzo and are considering the possibility of signing the defending champions captain in the future.
Di Lorenzo, who joined Napoli from Empoli for €9.5 million in the summer of 2019, is a versatile player who can play centre-back, full-back or even right midfield, but the player is currently priced at €18 million.
To be sure, captain Di Lorenzo was one of Napoli's biggest contributors to last season's Serie A title, but Napoli were thrown into chaos last summer with the departure of decorated coach Luciano Spalletti. After 30 rounds of Serie A matches, Napoli sit 8th in the league standings with just 45 points, 12 points away from the Champions League qualification zone.
Although Di Lorenzo signed a contract extension with Napoli until 2029 last summer, the captain is starting to be very disappointed with the current state of the team, and he wants to talk to the club's president, De Laurentiis, and start thinking about leaving.
On the Inter side, due to the age of the central defenders Acerbi and De Vriri, they hope to sign a young and strong player in the summer to strengthen the backline, and Di Lorenzo, who is only 30 years old, happens to be the best candidate, and more importantly, the player also has the Italian household book, which is the type of player that Inter management likes very much.
However, it is still very difficult for Inter to sign Di Lorenzo from Napoli:
First, the previous Zielinski is a player whose contract is about to expire, and he has the right to leave the team freely, and he can join any team as long as Zelinski wants to. And Di Lorenzo and Napoli still have five years of contract remaining, and club president De Laurentiis can choose not to let him go, or he can offer a sky-high price to discourage Inter.
Second, due to Inter's exemption from Zielinski's visa, coupled with Acerbi's alleged racial discrimination against Juan Jr., the relationship between the two teams has been at a freezing point because of these things, and the commercial cooperation has also been affected, and it is unknown whether Napoli is willing to open negotiations with Inter on the transfer of Di Lorenzo.
Thirdly, Napoli president De Laurentiis is notoriously difficult to get along with in Serie A, very similar to Tottenham Hotspur chairman Levy in the Premier League, and he does not want his players to be sold to Serie A rivals, especially strong teams like Inter. If Di Lorenzo really wants to leave, De Laurentiis would rather send him to a foreign league.
Fourth, judging from the situation of Inter's lineup, the midfield has been saturated with players after signing Zielinski, and only the right wing position and the central defender position have personnel needs, but the premise is that Dumfries or Acerbi must be sent away first, and there is no relevant transfer news at present.
To sum up, although we know that with the contacts accumulated by Inter Milan team director Marotta in Serie A for many years, many transfers can be turned into magic in his hands, but if he wants to sign Napoli captain Di Lorenzo this summer, maybe he will still play to the steel plate, it is really unlikely.