Serie A winners Napoli are apparently going to deal a serious blow to Aston Villa’s hopes of strengthening their roster this month after making a strong offer for one of their main targets.
Cyril Ngonge, an attacker for Hellas Verona, is reportedly drawing interest from Villa and many other European teams after finding success in Italy after leaving FC Groningen on a cut-price deal in January.
With speculation over his next move hitting the headlines in both England and Italy in recent weeks, the in-form 23-year-old has already given an indication of how he views his future and revealed he ‘dreams’ of playing for Arsenal.
Speaking in a revealing interview with TuttoMercatoWeb during the summer, he said: ”I didn’t experience it (moving to Italy) as a gamble, but as an opportunity. This is thanks to the visibility that Serie A gives you and I knew I could show my abilities to the world. In the next season I would like to have an even greater impact on Serie A. (I am) hoping to play a full season. My dream has always been to play for Arsenal. But now I’m in Italy, I really like it and so I might even want to stay. I’m joking, of course.”
