Napoli's Hugo Campagnaro has confirmed that he is in talks with Inter Milan.
The 32-year-old Argentina international has been with Napoli since 2009 but, with his contact expiring this summer, he could be set to move on.
"The negotiations with Inter are advanced but there isn't anything confirmed yet. For the moment, the only thing I have my mind on is in doing my best for Napoli," he said.
"I know everything about Inter. I have played with several of my compatriots and I have been talking with Rodrigo Palacio. Therefore, I am not thinking in what may happen in June, I am now focused on the national team and on Napoli."
Campagnaro could join an already sizeable Argentine contingent at Inter as they already have Juan Pablo Carrizo, Javier Zanetti, Mat?as Silvestre, Walter Samuel, Esteban Cambiasso, Ricky Alvarez, Ezequiel Schelotto, Diego Milito and Palacio.
Meanwhile, the man who couple replace Campagnaro may well be Lazio's Modibo Diakite.
His agent has confirmed that the Frenchman is keen on a move to Sicily.
"Napoli are the first option for Diakite," his agent Ulisse Savini told Radio CDC.
"To sign we are ready to make a financial sacrifice. He has undergone a medical in France because he suffered a bad injury four years ago, and that check with the doctor who did the surgery was planned. But he didn't have medicals with Napoli yet.
"We are not far from an agreement with Napoli. In the player's mind Napoli is the first choice. With what we lived at Lazio we can write a book. After Easter, I think we will define the situation with Napoli."
The Scottish Communities League Cup winners got back to league business against Celtic on Sunday following their trophy triumph, fighting back from a goal down to snatch a creditable 1-1 draw with the SPL champions.
But the point gained was not enough to keep them in the chase for the top six.
However, with the 10th-placed Buddies set to take on Kilmarnock at Rugby Park tomorrow night, Lennon has not yet conceded his hopes of moving up the table.
Saints ended last term in eighth - their best top-flight finish in 21 years - and the former Cowdenbeath boss is hopeful of pairing this season's cup success with another landmark league performance.
Lennon - whose team beat Hearts 3-2 last month to claim their first trophy for 26 years - told Press Association Sport: "The cup win has certainly given us a wee spring in our step and we are hungry for more success. But the league is our bread and butter and we need to improve our performances.
"The
table doesn't lie. On a plus side it tells us that we have more points than we had this time last season. We have scored more goals and are closer to the top six in terms of points.
"But on the negative side, we are sitting 10th in the table. However, we believe we can achieve better than that.
"We are progressing and the good news is that the season isn't over yet. We have now got some positive momentum and a strong desire to finish off the season on a high.
"We want to improve on our position of eighth from last season, which was our best finish for 21 years. If we can do that, it will be a very special season."
Sunday's stalemate with Celtic was marred by a string of refereeing mistakes, leaving Celtic manager Neil Lennon to dub official Bobby Madden's performance as "appalling".
The Glasgow side had midfielder Victor Wanyama sent off for a foul on Paul McGowan, while Emilio Izaguirre conceded a penalty despite making little contact with Esmael Goncalves in a tackle which took place outside the box.
But St Mirren had reasons to feel aggrieved too as Celtic survived an initial spot-kick claim in the first half, while Gary Teale had the ball in the net before half-time when his free-kick floated directly in at the far post, but referee Madden penalised Paul Dummett for a push on Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster.
Television pictures later showed it was Izaguirre who had actually shoved the Buddies full-back.
But Saints boss Lennon praised his players for not letting those injustices affect their display.
"I can't control the decisions that go for or against our club. But I thought the way that our club handled these decisions was the correct manner," he added.
"The only thing we can control is how our emotions and anger play out at these times. We are trying to focus on winning a game of football but if we lose that and concentrate on what the referee is doing, we make our task all the harder.
"So I thought we handled all that on Sunday very well. I get the same frustrations as every other manager but I just try to control my emotions."
Lennon will now that focus to Kilmarnock, who he praised for sticking to the same passing philosophy he has adhered to since taking up his post back in the summer of 2010.
He said: "They are a team that plays quality, passing football and are good to watch. Kenny and Jimmy Nicholl are passionate about playing quality football and that is the type of football that will stand Scotland in good stead in the long term."
