Chelsea and Napoli are reportedly in talks over a loan deal for Emerson Palmieri.

Repubblica claims the Italy left-back, 26, could be set to join Tiemoue Bakayoko at the San Paolo this winter.

Emerson hasn’t made a single Premier League appearance this season following the £50million arrival of Ben Chilwell from Leicester.

And Chelsea could now send him to Napoli on loan before letting the Serie A side make the deal permanent next summer.

Emerson joined Chelsea from Roma in January 2018 for £17.5m.