Cannavaro: ‘Napoli need Messi to beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juve’

Cannavaro: ‘Napoli need Messi to beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s…

02 January at 16:24 Former Napoli and Italy star Fabio Cannavaro has spoken to Il Mattino to comment the Serie A title race which, at the moment, is totally dominated by Juventus: “I thought Napoli and Inter could fight with Juventus for the Scudetto. During the summer, but Bianconeri understood the moment: they knew they […]

‘Napoli were offered Ronaldo’

‘Napoli were offered Ronaldo’

Napoli sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli insists they were offered Cristiano Ronaldo, but “it was a deal that was out of reach”. The Portuguese star signed for Juventus over the summer, but Partenopei President Aurelio De Laurentiis declared they too had been offered CR7. “He was offered to us, it’s true,” Giuntoli told Sky. “We have […]

Cannavaro: ‘Napoli can win Europa League’

Cannavaro: ‘Napoli can win Europa League’

Fabio Cannavaro believes Napoli should aim to win the Europa League – “I don’t know why, over time, Italian teams have snubbed this competition”. The former centre-back lifted the trophy with Parma in 1999, and wants his home club to follow that lead 20 years on. “I was the last to win what was still […]

Napoli, Giuntoli: “Mendes proposed CR7. Cavani? It goes against our philosophy”

Napoli, Giuntoli: “Mendes proposed CR7. Cavani? It…

‘Genoa close to three new signings’

‘Genoa close to three new signings’

Enrico Preziosi has confirmed that Genoa are close to signing Empoli midfielder Rade Krunic, Juventus’ Stefano Sturaro and Chapecoense goalkeeper Jandrei. Sturaro seems set to re-join his former club after an Achilles injury ruined his loan spell at Sporting CP, while Genoa have been linked with Krunic since last summer and Jandrei reportedly underwent a medical a few weeks […]

‘Tolisso is Napoli’s biggest regret’

‘Tolisso is Napoli’s biggest regret’

Napoli sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli admits his ‘biggest regret’ is not signing Corentin Tolisso in the summer of 2016. Napoli were heavily linked with a €26m swoop for Tolisso, but the France midfielder ended up staying at Lyon for one more season and joined Bayern Munich the following year. “Fabian Ruiz? We already wanted him last January, […]

Napoli, Giuntoli reveals the history of Fabian Ruiz’s signing

Napoli, Giuntoli reveals the history of Fabian Ruiz’s signing

02 January at 10:40 Napoli director of football Cristiano Giuntoli has revealed a few secrets of his jobs in an interview with Sky Sport: “We wanted to sign Fabin Ruiz last January but it wasn’t possible. We were promised by the agent that the player would have joined Napoli in the summer. When Ancelotti arrived […]

Man Utd fans convinced that Kalidou Koulibaly dropped transfer hint in Paul Pogba message

Man Utd fans convinced that Kalidou Koulibaly dropped transfer…

Koulibaly is a long-term transfer target for the Red Devils who are looking to strengthen defensively. Napoli are reluctant to sell their star and are demanding United table an offer of around £107m to begin talks with the defender. Koulibaly has starred in Serie A over the past 18 months and would be a fine […]