Napoli confirm Pandev interest

Napoli have revealed they are interesting in signing Goran Pandev from Serie A rivals Inter Milan, but face a stumbling block with his wages.

Napoli are coming off the back of a largely successful campaign, where they briefly challenged for top honours in Italy's top flight, before having to settle for third place.
However, the club are evidently on the rise and are preparing to give Inter and AC Milan, last season's champions, a run for their money once again in the 2011/12 campaign.
While Napoli have already taken a significant step in protecting the club's future by sealing a permanent deal for Uruguayan hitman Edinson Cavani, previously on loan from Palermo, summer arrivals are expected at the club, and president Aurelio de Laurentiis believes Pandev could be one of them.
"I really like Pandev and I think [coach Walter] Mazzarri also likes him, but a move depends on Inter," De Laurentiis told Radio Marte.
However, he admits Napoli will not be able to afford Pandev's wages, and would need to reach an agreement with Inter if the Macedonian international is to join the Azzuri.
"They [Inter] will have to pay us half his wages."
Pandev's agent Carlo Pallavicino also confirms contact has been initiated by Napoli, but that his client could stay at Inter in a bid to prove his worth to the Nerazzuri faithful.
"Napoli have asked me for Pandev and they like him, but he wants to confirm himself at Inter," Pallavicino told Radio Kiss Kiss.
Pandev only managed seventeen starts at Inter last season, but started nineteen games on the bench, and managed just five goals in all competition.
With the club sealing a permanent move for Giampaolo Pazzini in January, who went on to score eleven goals in seventeen Serie A appearances, Pandev's first-team opportunities are looking increasingly limited.