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ADL: Napoli market a 10, Sarri…
ADL: Napoli market a 10, Sarri…
Aurelio De Laurentiis has given Napoli’s transfer campaign a ‘10’ and will ‘gladly’ remove any release clause from Maurizio Sarri’s contract. Napoli signed only youngster Zinedine Machach in January, despite being heavily linked with a slew of wingers, but De Laurentiis insisted “we’ve already bought the players we wanted”, while he would be “very sorry” […]
FIGC prosecutor a Napoli fan
FIGC prosecutor a Napoli fan
The FIGC’s prosecutor has stirred controversy by admitting he wants Napoli to win the Scudetto this season. Giuseppe Pecoraro was born in Naples and notably gave Juventus President Andrea Agnelli a one-year ban earlier in the season for his alleged role in selling tickets to ultras. “Which team do I support? On Sundays, the team […]
‘Klaassen should’ve prioritised football’
‘Klaassen should’ve prioritised football’
Everton boss Sam Allardyce suggests Davy Klaassen should have accepted Napoli’s demands for all of his image rights if it meant “playing football.” Klaassen was all set to join Napoli on Wednesday, until the deal collapsed over their insistence on the Netherlands midfielder handing over 100 percent of his image rights. “It didn’t seem the […]
ADL ‘disappointed’ with Verdi
ADL ‘disappointed’ with Verdi
Aurelio De Laurentiis has hit out at Bologna attacker Simone Verdi for the ‘disappointing’ way he rejected Napoli last month. Napoli had agreed a €24m deal to sign Verdi in January, seemingly ending their drawn-out pursuit of a wide attacker, only for the Milan youth product to change his mind at the 11th hour and […]
‘Younes wrong to want Napoli’
‘Younes wrong to want Napoli’
Ajax’s sporting director believes Amin Younes was wrong to pursue a January move to Napoli. “He shouldn’t even be thinking about leaving us.” Personal reasons stopped Younes from joining Napoli last month, although the winger’s lawyer claims he has signed a pre-contract with the Partenopei so he can move in the summer. “Amin thinks it’s […]
‘Sarri never asked for anyone’
‘Sarri never asked for anyone’
Maurizio Sarri’s agent claims the Napoli Coach did not ask the club to sign anyone in January. Napoli failed to sign a winger last month, despite the likes of Amin Younes, Matteo Politano [pictured, left] and Simone Verdi being linked with the Partenopei. However, Alessandro Pellegrini made it clear Sarri only requested reinforcements for ‘positions’ […]
Lippi: Don’t miss Italian football
Lippi: Don’t miss Italian football
Marcello Lippi admits he ‘certainly’ does not miss Italian football but believes the FIGC’s commissionership “is an opportunity to start from scratch”. Lippi has been out of Italy since taking charge of the Chinese national team in October 2016, and the 2006 World Cup winner also reflected on video assistant referees (VAR) in Serie A […]
Agent: ‘Han to Juventus? Maybe later…’
Agent: ‘Han to Juventus? Maybe later…’
Han Kwang-song’s agent confirms negotiations with Juventus for the striker, and says they’ll discuss with Cagliari “later, with cool heads”. The Bianconeri held a meeting with the Isolani yesterday to try and do a deal for the youngster, who had been on loan at Perugia. In the end though an agreement could not be found, […]
Verdi out for a month
Verdi out for a month
Bologna have confirmed that Simone Verdi will be out for “around 30 days” with a thigh injury. The forward turned down the chance to join Napoli in the January transfer window, then picked up an injury playing against them at the San Paolo. Today the Italian international was given a scan, and it’s been confirmed […]
‘Juventus didn’t block Politano’
‘Juventus didn’t block Politano’
Sassuolo director general Giovanni Carnevali insists Juventus didn’t block Matteo Politano’s move to Napoli – “we’re an independent club”. The winger was the subject of multiple bids from the Partenopei, but they were continually turned down. Last night it appeared the deal would finally go through, but the paperwork wasn’t completed in time and Positano […]