Lorenzo Insigne has set his sights on a recall to the Italian national side after failing to make Antonio Conte’s first squad.

The Napoli sensation was a part of the 2014 World Cup group, but he’s been ignored for the September ties against Holland and Norway.

“I need to be a protagonist with Napoli first,” the 23-year-old attacker noted. “I just need to keep working hard with my club and then the call will come.

Rafa Benitez is expected to make three changes to his Napoli side to face Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League tonight.

The Azzurri are at San Mames needing a win or a score draw by two goals or more to advance through this Play-off round, to the group stages of the competition, following last week’s 1-1 draw at the San Paolo.

Inter are today being linked by Tuttosport with a late summer move for Napoli’s attacking talent Lorenzo Insigne.

The Turin publication suggest that the Nerazzurri sense an opportunity to pick up the Naples native in the coming final week of the transfer window, amid his continued struggles to win over the Veusviani fans.

It is alleged that Inter officials have already even held preliminary discussions with both Insigne and Napoli counterparts over a proposed deal.

It’s claimed Lorenzo Insigne tearfully begged Rafa Benitez and Napoli for a transfer after another row with fans.

The forward is the only native Neapolitan in the squad and often the only Italian in the starting XI, but his relationship with the home fans appears to have irrevocably broken down.

He was loudly jeered several times last season, then insulted by the crowd during a team presentation ceremony.

Lorenzo Insigne’s Napoli career is in the balance after his wife told jeering fans they “don’t deserve him.”

The local starlet was loudly insulted as he left the field during last night’s Champions League play-off with Athletic Bilbao.

Rafa Benitez explained his tactical choices and has faith “Napoli showed we can hurt Athletic Bilbao.”

The 1-1 draw at the Stadio San Paolo left the Champions League play-off hanging in the balance.

“We saw the game I expected to see,” Benitez told Sky Sport Italia.

Rafa Benitez is reportedly leaning towards Miguel Britos and Lorenzo Insigne to start tonight’s Champions League clash with Athletic Bilbao.

The Vesuviani host the Basques this evening at the San Paolo in the first leg of their Champions League Play-off round tie, battling for a place in the group stages of the competition.

Indications in the week have been that two places in Benitez’s starting XI were up for contention - left-back and left-attack.

Italy Coach Antonio Conte will reportedly take in Napoli’s clash with Athletic Bilbao this week, to watch Lorenzo Insigne and Jorginho.

Napoli named their squad and shirt numbers for tomorrow’s debut with PAOK, but Lorenzo Insigne is left out.

The Partenopei will present their team to the fans at the Stadio San Paolo on Saturday evening.

Lorenzo Insigne is reportedly wanted by Fiorentina after Napoli fans jeered him during a public event.

He is the only home-grown player in the squad and grew up in the shadow of the Stadio San Paolo, but feels this makes the fans even more demanding.