Kostas Manolas is poised to join Napoli from Roma in a deal worth €34m - with midfielder Amadou Diawara moving in the opposite direction.
Having long been touted with a move to the Premier League, the 28-year-old now looks set to remain in Italy - five years after moving to the capital city from Olympiacos in a €15m move.
The Greek defender has a €36m release clause in his Roma deal, which Napoli refused to pay - and therefore they have offered Guinean defensive midfielder Diawara in exchange in order to conclude a deal.
I Giallorossi were seemingly skeptical about accepting the revised bid, but have now been swayed by the decision to include Diawara - who has previously been linked with a move to Premier League side Wolves.