Allegri's January transfer list at Napoli revealed

Napoli are facing serious problems in both Serie A and the Champions League. While calls for head coach Max Allegri to be sacked continue, club president Aurelio De Laurentiis is reportedly ready to back his coach.

According to reports, Allegri has requested four reinforcements in January to help the club out of the crisis. The list includes a right-back, a physical midfielder and two forwards. Following Giovanni Di Lorenzo's injury, the need for a genuine right-back has come to the fore, and Vinicius Tobias, who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk, is named for this position.

In midfield, an alternative to the physical strength of Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa is being sought. Mamadou Coulibaly of Monaco is described as expensive due to his fee of around 40 million euros, while Darryl Bakola of Sassuolo is presented as a cheaper option.

Noa Lang and Lorenzo Lucca are expected to leave the club. Both are reported to have failed to win over the fans after their loan spells last season. For this reason, two forwards need to be signed, and the profile sought is a Hojlund-type centre-forward. The top target is Monza's goalscorer Gustavo Varela. Varela scored nine goals in his first 10 Serie A matches, scored two more in a single Coppa Italia game, and was just called up to the Portugal national team for the first time.