Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis confirms Kévin Malcuit will sign and that Kalidou Koulibaly “has renewed with us for the next five years”.
The Partenopei face Liverpool in a friendly in Dublin today, and the owner spoke to Sky ahead of the match.
“How wonderful this stadium is, it's still empty, but there will be 57,000 people here, it’s sold out for a friendly when they usually do not interest anyone,” De Laurentiis said.
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis confirms Kévin Malcuit will sign and that Kalidou Koulibaly “has renewed with us for the next five years”.
The Partenopei face Liverpool in a friendly in Dublin today, and the owner spoke to Sky ahead of the match.
“How wonderful this stadium is, it's still empty, but there will be 57,000 people here, it’s sold out for a friendly when they usually do not interest anyone,” De Laurentiis said.
“It has the shape of a rugby stadium, but we hope to build an equally beautiful stadium in Naples, because the San Paolo has now become a joke because of the mayor and his followers.”
De Laurentiis was then asked if Malcuit has signed from Lille.
“True! He’ll arrive on a permanent transfer, €12m plus bonuses for a total of €13m.
“As for Guillermo Ochoa, we were with his agents and I hope for arrivals, but there’s been a lot to do in the past two days because Napoli is in my heart and now I have to rebuild Bari without even seeing… Bari will never take time from Napoli though.”
“I won’t sell, [Marek] Hamsik has stayed. [Kalidou] Koulibaly, who is the best in his role, has renewed with us for the next five years.
“We said no to a €90m offer for him, there were three teams ready to take him.
“Let's enjoy this team they work for you and are ready to give everything to win. Without cheating though, if I come second because there’s someone who cheats, I stay second. I respect the rules.”
The President was also asked if he believes the Scudetto is possible this year.
“Many are thinking of the Scudetto and that’s OK, it’s the mentality of the fan, but you have to understand where we were 14 years ago and the strength of Juventus.”