President Aurelio De Laurentiis is inevitably delighted with the early strong showings of his new-look Napoli. Despite a host of meaningful departures, the Partenopei have replenished their roster with young stars and are currently top of the table alongside Atalanta after taking down Milan.
The owner briefly talked with LaPresse at the premiere of the latest movie he produced.
“I don’t need to add much as the facts speak or themselves. I stated in a presser in July that would build a great team. Nobody believed me at the time, and instead…”
De Laurentiis had come under fire as Napoli failed to meet the contractual requests of Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne, who left on Bosman moves, and for selling Kalidou Koulibaly and Fabian Ruiz a year before the end of their deals. But Kim Min-Jae, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Giovanni Simeone, Giacomo Raspadori, and Tanguy Ndombélé have adequately replaced those who departed.
The former Sassuolo striker spoke about his move to the Azzurri from the Italy camp (via SportMediaset).
“It was a big change. I’m happy and ambitious at the same time. It was just what I was looking for. I wanted to measure myself up with something bigger. I’m try to keep the right balance between euphoric and negative moments. It’s important to begin anew with a clean slate after every win or loss. The advice by Roberto Mancini convinced me to accept this new reality. I received his message, and it contributed to the decision to leave the Neroverdi.”
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