Hamsik joined Napoli last summer from Serie B side Brescia and
has been an absolute revelation this season.
He has been an ever-present at the heart of the Azzurri midfield,
and has a return of eight goals from 33 Serie A games.
Chelsea scouts are said to be hugely impressed by what they have
seen of Hamsik, and have told Roman Abramovich to get his
chequebook out.
Abramovich is prepared to fork out a cool €20m to take the
Slovakian international to Stamford Bridge.
Hamsik though is said to be on the verge of signing a new contract
with the Partenopei, and has stated recently that he sees his
long-term future at the Stadio San Paolo.
The 20-year-old is the second Italian-based player to be linked
with Chelsea in as many days.
The English media yesterday speculated that the West London-outfit
were looking to poach Juventus youth team player Giuseppe Giovinco.
Giovinco, the younger brother of Sebastian, is only 17 and has not
signed a professional contract yet, so he would be able to join
Chelsea for a minimal fee.