Insigne hopes Napoli seal deal for Real Madrid outcast James Rodriguez

Lorenzo Insigne believes James Rodriguez would flourish at Napoli if he chooses to join the Serie A club.

As reported by Goal, Napoli are locked in a two-team race with Atletico Madrid to sign the Colombia playmaker, with the Serie A side needing to offload players in order to raise funds to sign the Real Madrid midfielder.

Indeed, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has already stated that Madrid's asking price is beyond reasonable and that they are waiting for the Liga club to lower their demands.

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Atletico, meanwhile, have denied being close to an agreement and Italy international Insigne remains hopeful James will consider a switch to Stadio San Paolo.