Napoli are reported to have offered former Blues loanee Jens Cajuste to Udinese as they look to sign Italian international striker Lorenzo Lucca in a cash-plus-player deal.

According to Italian journalist Nicolo Schira, the Serie A champions are keen to include a player in the deal to sign Lucca, reportedly worth €30 million (£25.6 million), and have offered Cajuste and Jesper Lindstrøm, who spent last season on loan with Everton, to the Bianconeri as potential makeweights with talks said to be ongoing. Lucca is understood to have already agreed personal terms with Napoli running to 2030.

Town are keen to bring Sweden international Cajuste, who is contracted to the Azzurri until the summer of 2028, back to Portman Road following his successful loan spell during 2024/25 but with manager Kieran McKenna having admitted “there’s probably a lot to do for that to happen” following the final game of the campaign.

Cajuste, 25, made 26 starts and seven sub appearances for the Blues, scoring once and was beaten to the Supporters Player of the Year award by Liam Delap by only 36 votes.

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Gforce added 18:44 - Jun 20 It's looking less and less likely he's coming back here,with every passing day.If a deal was to be done ,I'd have thought it would have happened by now. Sad but true.
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robmonkey007 added 18:52 - Jun 20 Never fall in love with a loan player……
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TimmyH added 18:59 - Jun 20 Lets be honest he was never coming here...a Swedish international in 2nd tier football.
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Bad_Boy_Mark added 19:10 - Jun 20 Keep the faith, I'm still confident the Jens will come back
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ArnieM added 19:21 - Jun 20 He doesnt have to agree to sign for them does he....
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DeliasMashedPotato added 19:30 - Jun 20 Not as uncommon as you might think TimmyH, a quick google search suggests there have been 3 swedes playing regular international football whilst in the championship over the last couple of years!
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herfie added 19:47 - Jun 20 Would have thought that being viewed as a ‘make weight’ would have him chomping at the bit to come here!
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bluelad7 added 20:27 - Jun 20 Jen’s will be here with us, I just have this feeling.
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ArnieM added 21:23 - Jun 20 I'm with you on that thought Bluelad7... I've thought it all last season, thst he would become a Town player. It was something he said in an interview.
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runningout added 21:24 - Jun 20 Sean Longstaff maybe available if we talk nicely
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TimmyH added 21:26 - Jun 20 Deliasmashedpotato - but there's a World Cup on the horizon, doesn't help.
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Michael101 added 21:28 - Jun 20 Why would he want to play in a kick and rush cloggers league when he could be playing in top Italian league
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itfchorry added 22:19 - Jun 20 Best Ever Loanee - ? Shefki Kuqi Jim Magillton Jimmy Bullard Giovanni Dos Santos Martijn Reuser Bersant Celina Johnny Williams Daryl Murphy
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NITFC added 00:04 - Jun 21 Surely the player has a say in where he is going to play next season???
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Dissboyitfc added 06:48 - Jun 21 Would love him back( stranger things have happened )but I do think he would struggle with Tuesday / Saturday schedule!
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Tractor_Boy_in_HK added 07:19 - Jun 21 Timmy, Three of the 4 recently capped keepers for Sweden all play in the Championship...and one midfielder bizarrely plays in Cyprus. Another in Austria, which is ranked lower than the Championship. But agree it's getting less likely...and JC will have suitors in first tier leagues.
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blueboy1981 added 08:06 - Jun 21 Wake Up Folks !! We’re back in the Championship ! - you won’t be seeing much in the way of quality players welcoming a Championship Grind that lies ahead. Reality Check !! - and only Memories of the Squad and Opportunity WE HAD !! Well Done McKenna - you got your Contract - shame about the rest !!
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Bazza8564 added 08:50 - Jun 21 What is it about this time of year that brings out all the daft comments? Napoli would much prefer to have cash to bargain with, but nobody is doing deals in volume yet. Contracts run out June 30th, nothing much is going to happen until then, and when the players (who are all away on holiday bar Omari who is on U21 duty) get back for pre season in early July. Kieran has said clearly that only the players who would be here next season played the WHU game, and Jens was in that side. That doesnt mean it's definite, but it's a clear possibility. When i start taking as Gospel things that come from Nicholo Schira (whoever he-she or they is/are), take me out and shoot me. Otherwise it's just more midsummer trash that we see every summer. Blueboy1981, with respect to you fella we've lost one player from last year plus returned some loanees who didnt work out like Godfrey and Ensisco, thats hardly amrmageddon

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Tractorboy58 added 08:58 - Jun 21 I actually think even without him we have a decent squad with just a few additons needed GK - sorted RB - H Clarke and Axel ? CB- Woolfenden, O'shea ? , Greaves, Baggot - need 1 more LB - Townsend, Davis CM - Morsy, Taylor, Humphries , Cajuste ?- need at least 1 more RM - Ogbene, Hutchison ?, Burns LM - Jack Clarke - need 1 more No.10 - Hutchison ? Striker - Hirst, Smodics - need 1 more So between 3 to 5 needed

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atty added 09:54 - Jun 21 Bazza8564 - re your comment Schira. There so many pundits, “experts”, influencers,podcasters, and footy sites now, so the overall quality had reduced considerably. Some are truly woeful, and wildly inaccurate on the facts, not just opinions. For example one described Town as “ Norfolk based”, and another said Axel was staying because he was on the retained list! Jeez
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blueboy1981 added 09:57 - Jun 21 Some of you just don’t like truth being spoken - and live in your chosen delusional world. Denial of truth and fact changes nothing ? Where are all these ‘required quality signings’ coming from some of you mention, as if there’s a queue ? The already and pending departures will at best be replaced (if at all) by loan players - there will be no, approved by the owners £150million plus spend this time round, or free hand for Ashton / McK - as you’ll all see !!

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Gforce added 10:07 - Jun 21 @Bazza.........I believe the budgies have already signed 5 players, although 2 are goalkeepers,hopefully they all turn out to be dross and they lose Sainz and Sargent on top !
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Bert added 10:37 - Jun 21 In the PL we were not able to attract PL ready players so why should we expect to attract them now ? Our squad is pretty much intact, we are an attractive club to many suitors and have a manager who is still well regarded. Relegation is not what we wanted but rather than looking back, let’s look forward and to the challenge. I don’t think many on here view it as a grind unless of course they are of a negative mindset. As to Cajuste, it all rests on what Napoli are willing to do.

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virginblue added 11:04 - Jun 21 Your opinion is an opinion Blueboy, there’s no truth about it. Maybe you’ll be proved right but stop talking like it’s fact. You anre entitled to your opinion but I loathe “fans” like you. You’d probably rather we struggle under McKenna just so you’re proven right. The sooner you crawl back under a rock the better. Support the club or feck off.
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