Arsenal and Liverpool frustrated as Italian giants hijack Chelsea pursuit of Real star



Real Madrid's Jese may force a January transfer away from the club

NAPOLI are ready to hijack plans from three Premier League clubs to sign Real Madrid forward Jese.

 

According to talkSPORT, the Naples club have joined the race to sign Real's 22-year-old youth product.

Arsenal and Chelsea are understood to be keen on the player, who is available for transfer this winter, while the report claims Liverpool are also interested.

 

But Napoli have made their intent known after scouting the player during Real's Champions League clash with PSG in midweek.

Inter Milan also had scouts at that game as Italian clubs jostle for position in the transfer market.

 

Inter themselves are preparing for a big month of spending, with sporting director Piero Ausilio at Chelsea and Tottenham in midweek to oversee potential recruits.

Spanish newspaper AS add that Napoli scouts were impressed by what they saw of Jese, who managed 63 minutes at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.

It was the player's eighth appearance of the campaign and while manager Rafael Benitez is keen for him to stay at Real the player is said to want more game time.

Arsenal's interest in Jese stems from the summer, while Chelsea are understood to have been suitors for a while.

The Gunners are expected to sign players in January after failing to add to their outfield squad during the off-season.

And Chelsea are primed to bolster their side after a disastrous start to the defence of their Premier League title.