Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain and Spanish goalkeeper Pepe Reina moved closer to completing their prospective moves to Napoli on Wednesday as they passed medicals.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis tookto social media sites to reveal the news Napoli fans, some of whom greeted Higuain at a Rome airport, had been waiting for all day.
"Higuain and Reina have passed their medicals and will soon join the group," said De Laurentiis on Twitter.
"We can say that we've worked really hardbut we're not stopping
there!"
Real Madrid forward Higuain, a reported target for both Arsenal and Juventus, is reported to be costing Napoli €37 million plus an extra three million euros based on bonuses.
Reina joins on loan from Liverpool and willlink up with his former Anfield boss RafaelBenitez, who joined the Italians in the close season.
"He's delighted to rediscover the coach Benitez who he knows from five years in Spain and England and with whom he worked very well," said Reina's manager Manuel Quilon.
Last week Napoli sold Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani to Paris Saint-Germain for aFrench record €64 million.
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