Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta confirms a Marek Hamsik bid, and stresses the importance of Italian players.

Reports on Monday’s transfer deadline day linked the Bianconeri with a bid for the Napoli man, and Partenopei President Aurelio De Laurentiis confirmed yesterday that a €25m offer had been rejected.

“Some names have not come out,” Marotta said, speaking about the transfer campaign in a Press conference.

Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta confirms a Marek Hamsik bid, and stresses the importance of Italian players.

Reports on Monday’s transfer deadline day linked the Bianconeri with a bid for the Napoli man, and Partenopei President Aurelio De Laurentiis confirmed yesterday that a €25m offer had been rejected.

“Some names have not come out,” Marotta said, speaking about the transfer campaign in a Press conference.

“Maybe you’re not aware of them, big names. Sometimes it goes under the radar. We had contact for Hamsik over a month ago, we spoke to De Laurentiis 10 times.

"Hamsik fits the bill for us, because he’s proven in Italy, and you need to know that you’ve got players who know what it means to go to Carpi or Frosinone and win.

“Foreign players don’t know that. Maybe [Milan CEO Adriano] Galliani says that a team built in August isn’t the same as the one in May, but I think building a team with Italians is an advantage, and something to aim for.”

Marotta also defended the club’s transfer campaign, while admitting the likes of Carlos Tevez and Andrea Pirlo were not easy to replace.

“I thank the people who work with me, like [Fabio] Paratici. We’re happy, we achieved our targets and built a winning team.

“To do better than last season is difficult, because we’d have to win the Champions League along with all the other trophies.

“As for the rest, we’ve seen players leave from last season and previous years, in some cases it wasn’t our will, and these players are not easily replaceable.

“Someone with the characteristics, personality and charisma of Pirlo could strike fear with just his silent gaze, so replacing people like him wasn’t easy.

“I think the club will remain successful, directors and Coaches come and go, but we’ve built a team with an interesting profile, mixing experience and youth.

“I think a team which is entirely built on youth can’t win everything.”

Marotta also had praise for Coach Massimilano Allegri, and believes he will be pivotal to the team’s success this season.

“I think he’ll be crucial,” the director said.

“Not just on the pitch, but the modern role involves managing the squad, transforming the squad into a winning team, giving them the focus and motivation to achieve our goals and focus on elements of their personality.

“The squad is good. Pirlo and Tevez would provide security and certainty which the squad must rediscover not through individuals, but with the team and with unity.”

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