[Adalon]

Cagliari are on the trail of Ecuador international forward Franklin Salas.

The highly-rated young striker currently plays for Liga Deportiva Universitaria in Quito but is wanted by Italian side Cagliari.

The Serie B outfit are pushing for promotion to the top flight and are ready to splash out $3 million on the 22-year-old.

Salas is aware of Cagliari's interest but is waiting to hear of something concrete before he gets excited about a potential switch to Europe.

"I knew about the interest from Cagliari by reading what the press in my country is saying," said Salas.

"To tell the truth, nobody has spoken with me but that is maybe because the negotiations are done directly between the officials of both clubs.

"As I have always said, I only want to know about a transfer when there is really something official and that could be the reason why nobody has told me anything yet."

Even if Cagliari fail to clinch promotion, Salas is unfazed by playing in Serie B where he would team up with Gianfranco Zola.

He continued: "It doesn't matter if Cagliari are in Serie B because it's a very competitive championship and anyway for a South American player, it is very important to have the chance to play in Europe."