The 2002-born forward is also attracting interest from Sassuolo, who are exploring the possibility of including winger Samuele Mulattieri as makeweight in any deal to help bring down the fee.
Bowie's situation adds an unexpected new thread to a Cagliari forward line that had appeared set to be strengthened by Belotti before the move collapsed at the medical stage, forcing the club to explore alternative options at short notice.
His versatility and physical profile have made him a target for two clubs simultaneously, leaving Hellas Verona with a decision to make over which offer, if either, best suits their own squad-building plans for the coming season.
Verona, meanwhile, are working on their own incoming business at the other end of the same market. Sporting director Sean Sogliano is reportedly looking to leapfrog Padova in the race for Napoli striker Walid Cheddira, according to the same source.
Padova have been pushing hard for the Moroccan forward and already have an agreement in place with the player himself, but a deal with Napoli has yet to be finalised, with the Serie B club offering around €2.5m plus bonuses against Napoli's valuation of €4m.
The situation leaves Cheddira's next destination unresolved for now, with Verona's move to insert themselves into the race complicating what had looked like a straightforward switch to Padova.
Napoli's asking price appears to be the key sticking point in both scenarios, and whichever club ultimately meets it is likely to determine where Cheddira continues his career this season, with the Moroccan forward waiting to see how the competing interest from Verona and Padova develops in the coming days.
Both situations underline the knock-on effect a single failed medical or a stubborn asking price can have across an entire division's forward line in the closing weeks of the transfer window, with Cagliari, Sassuolo, Verona and Padova all effectively competing over the same pool of available attacking reinforcements as the market accelerates towards its final stages before the new Serie A and Serie B seasons get underway.