Fiorentina have joined Inter and Napoli in the race for young Empoli defender Federico Barba, say reports.

The 22-year-old fell in the radar of the Partenopei after their campaign to lift Daniele Rugani from Juventus floundered, while the Nerazzurri are thinking of him as a replacement for outbound Andrea Ranocchia.

However, ItaSportPress are reporting that a new competitor may just have joined the fray.

Fiorentina have joined Inter and Napoli in the race for young Empoli defender Federico Barba, say reports.

The 22-year-old fell in the radar of the Partenopei after their campaign to lift Daniele Rugani from Juventus floundered, while the Nerazzurri are thinking of him as a replacement for outbound Andrea Ranocchia.

However, ItaSportPress are reporting that a new competitor may just have joined the fray.

Fiorentina have a meeting scheduled next week with the agent of target defender Lisandro Lopez, who plays for Argentinian team Racing Club de Avellaneda. Should this meeting not work out favourably for the Gigliati, it is believed that they will present Empoli with an offer for Barba.

The nature of the offer has not been specified, but it's worth noting that all this attention is in all likelihood pushing Barba's value up quickly.

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