Aurelio De Laurentiis promised more reinforcements after claiming Napoli’s strike force is “worth €250m.”
The President spoke to fans at a live event in the Dimaro training camp on Friday night.
“We have to thank Rafa Benitez, as it wasn’t easy to secure second place after selling a striker like Edinson Cavani who had scored 33 goals and given the team a completely different style of football.
Aurelio De Laurentiis promised more reinforcements after claiming Napoli’s strike force is “worth €250m.”
The President spoke to fans at a live event in the Dimaro training camp on Friday night.
“We have to thank Rafa Benitez, as it wasn’t easy to secure second place after selling a striker like Edinson Cavani who had scored 33 goals and given the team a completely different style of football.
“It’s easy for some here to complain, but while my colleagues scramble to reinforce and find forwards, our strike force is worth €250m.”
To this statement, a section of the crowd jeered De Laurentiis.
“There’s no point you jeering, because we scored 104 goals last season. You want to win, I said that this year I want to fight for the Scudetto, but I want to do it with you.
“It will be a year of struggle and passion. Remember passion isn’t just moments of glory, but of pain too. I ask you to stay close to this team, applaud them every time on the field, as for a player to be jeered at the San Paolo is absolutely depressing.
“I ask you, if you want to win, to stay close to them, applaud them and accompany them all the way.
“I was also telling the reporters earlier that Napoli are the third most important club at the World Cup, as we provided 18 players for that tournament and three of them were in the Final.
“We will make more signings, improve the squad and have many players considering all the competitions we are taking part in.”