
Hamsik joined Napoli last summer from Serie B side Brescia and has been an
absolute revelation this season.
He has been an ever-present at the heart of the Azzurri midfield, and has a
return of eight goals from 33 Serie A games.
Chelsea
scouts are said to be hugely impressed by what they have seen of Hamsik, and
have told Roman Abramovich to get his chequebook out.
Abramovich is prepared to fork out a cool €20m to take the
Slovakian international to Stamford
Bridge.
Hamsik though is said to be on the verge of signing a new
contract with the Partenopei, and has stated recently that he sees his
long-term future at the Stadio San Paolo.
The 20-year-old is the second Italian-based player to be
linked with Chelsea
in as many days.
The English media yesterday speculated that the West
London-outfit were looking to poach Juventus youth team player Giuseppe
Giovinco.
Giovinco, the younger brother of Sebastian, is only 17 and
has not signed a professional contract yet, so he would be able to join Chelsea for a minimal
fee.