Torino are prepared to wait until the last days of the transfer window to secure Napoli striker Duvan Zapata.
The Granata are looking to strengthen their attack after the loss of last season’s top scorer Ciro Immobile and the rumoured departure of star Alessio Cerci.
La Gazzetta dello Sport report that Torino director Gianluca Petrachi is in daily contact with Napoli and is hoping to thrash out a deal for the Colombian striker.
It is reported that Napoli will refuse to think about selling him until after the Champions League playoff ties with Athletic Club on August 19 and 27.
Torino chairman Urbano Cairo is hoping that an initial loan bid, with an option to buy for €4 million is enough to persuade the Partonopei to sell the hulking striker.
