Napoli have made Mario Gila their target and the player half of the deal is essentially done. The 25-year-old defender has agreed personal terms — a contract worth around £2.6m a year — and has made clear he wants only Napoli. What remains is the harder part: the clubs. Napoli have opened with a bid of £12.8m, while Lazio, who do not want to sell, have valued Gila as high as £25.5m. The fee under discussion sits somewhere between £12.8m and £17.3m, and both sides expect to meet in the middle. The reporting here is strong and broad. Fabrizio Romano, Gianluca Di Marzio, Matteo Moretto, Alfredo Pedulla and Daniele Longo — all high-credibility voices — agree the personal terms are sealed. The picture is corroborated across several reliable reporters rather than resting on a single link, which gives it real weight. The 75% reading marks this as likely. That confidence rests on the player wanting the move and the contract being ready; what holds it short of a certainty is the club-to-club gap, with Lazio reluctant sellers asking more than Napoli have offered. Close that gap and it completes. Napoli have history at this price point. They paid £14m to sign from SPAL in 2020, £14m from Getafe in 2022 and £14m from Udinese in 2016 — so a fee landing near the middle of the current range is entirely in keeping with how Napoli do business. Watch for Lazio to accept a fee in the £12.8m–£17.3m band. Once a bid is agreed, a medical follows quickly given the player has already said yes.