Serie A side Palermo are stepping up their efforts to sign 23 year old Nigeria forward Jerry Uche Mbakogu from newly promoted side Carpi.
Palermo are looking to strengthen their forward line following the sale of Paulo Dybala to Juventus and Mbakogu who have suddenly become the toast of Italian side following his 22 goals haul for Carpi in the Serie B is viewed as a like for like replacement by Palermo.
However they face competition for his services from the likes of Torino,Sampdoria and AS Roma who have all been linked with a move for the Lagos born forward.
It is believed that Carpi wants to hang on to the Nigerian until at least next summer but they might be force to sell if a bid that meets their valuation is lodge by any of the interested parties rumoured to be in for Mbakogu.
Already Russian side Kuban Krasnordar have failed with a bid of 5.5 million Euros for the services of Mbakogu who is tied to the newly promoted serie A side for the next 5 years.
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