Manchester City are threatening to end their pursuit of Jorginho because of Napoli’s £60million asking price.
City are prepared to offer around £44million for Jorginho, who is one of their top summer transfer targets.
Napoli’s president Aurelio De Laurentiis insists that falls way short of their valuation for the midfielder and City are reluctant to pay 50 per cent more than they feel the Italian international is worth.
City have identified Real Madrid’s Mateo Kovacic and Southampton’s Mario Lemina as alternatives and will switch to them if Napoli refuse to compromise.