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title: "Everton and Napoli to battle for left-back"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-07-22T19:47:55Z"
modified: "2018-07-22T19:47:55Z"
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# Everton and Napoli to battle for left-back

Everton will reportedly face competition from Napoli in their bid to sign Lucas Digne from Barcelona this summer.

The Toffees’ interest in signing the Frenchman has been well-documented in recent weeks, with the club having identified the defender as a suitable long-term replacement for Leighton Baines.

Digne is still valued as a competent deputy to Jordi Alba at Barcelona, but it seems a summer move could be on the cards with Everton upping their efforts to sign him.

![Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readeverton.com/readeverton/2018/07/937174034.jpg)

However, it seems that the Toffees will not be able to acquire Digne without opposition, with [reports from Italy](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/napoli-tra-arias-e-d-ambrosio-spunta-digne-31021) indicating that Napoli have lined up the former PSG man.

Digne has previous experience of playing in Serie A following his exploits with Roma, and it’s believed that Napoli would be open to adding him to their ranks this summer.

Everton have [reportedly put up an offer of £22 million](https://readeverton.com/2018/07/20/everton-launch-big-money-move-for-french-defender/) for the Barcelona man as Marco Silva and Marcel Brands continue to refine the first-team squad ahead of their first season at the club.