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Napoli Launch Bid For King Kuranyi

According to Sky Sport Italia, Napoli are launching a bid for Schalke star Kevin Kuranyi.

Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has high hopes to lead the club into the Serie A elite and he is expected to make a number of big signings this summer.

One position the Partneopei are particularly looking to strengthen is the forward department. With Roberto Sosa having left the club, and Marcelo Zalayeta recovering from a serious injury, two strikers will be purchased.

Sky Sport Italia says that De Laurentiis wants to partner Schalke hitman Kevin Kuranyi with young Argentine sensation Ezequiel Lavezzi.

Kuranyi had an impressive season for Schalke, scoring 15 goals, and winning a place in Germany’s Euro 2008 squad.

Napoli are set to offer Schalke €12.5m for the Brazilian-born marksman, who has a German-Hungarian father and a Panamanian mother.

Kuranyi has been at Schalke since joining them in 2005 from Stuttgart. He has a fine international pedigree, with 19 goals from 46 appearances for Germany.

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