Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has revealed they're seeking a big name signing.
De Laurentiis confirmed James Rodriguez (Real Madrid), Hirving Lozano (PSV) and Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) are all on their shortlist.
We are evaluating many names other than James Rodriguez, Lozano and Icardi," he told Sky Sport Italia.
So much so that I made a large offer for Pepe, but we were unable to get him. Arsenal have five times the revenue of Napoli, so they will have simply offered him more money. Never mind, we'll find another Pepe.
The real money in football is in England now, but with Carlo Ancelotti, Maurizio Sarri and Antonio Conte back in Serie A, we hope to become great again in Italy too."
