Monza forward Kevin-Prince Boateng suggested Lionel Messi should move to Napoli to pay tribute to former hero Diego Armando Maradona.
The Argentine legend Maradona died last month and the Stadio San Paolo has since changed name in homage to their former talisman.
Maradona was widely considered to be perhaps the greatest football player who ever lived and reached his peak in Serie A with Napoli from 1984 to 1991.
Monza forward Kevin-Prince Boateng suggested Lionel Messi should move to Napoli to pay tribute to former hero Diego Armando Maradona.
The Argentine legend Maradona died last month and the Stadio San Paolo has since changed name in homage to their former talisman.
Maradona was widely considered to be perhaps the greatest football player who ever lived and reached his peak in Serie A with Napoli from 1984 to 1991.
Boateng, who spent six months with Messi at Barcelona, invites the current Argentina hero to follow in Maradona’s footsteps.
“I often hear of the comparison between Messi and Maradona and therefore I’ll make a proposal to Leo,” Boateng, who currently plays for Monza in Serie B, told ESPN.
“He should go to Napoli after his contract with Barcelona expires. It would be great if he himself called De Laurentiis and said: ‘I’m coming’.
“Even if they have retired the No 10 shirt, 'I would like to honour Maradona’s No 10 and come and play for a year or two at Napoli', without thinking about money, just the heart.
“Maybe then he manages to win a championship and then it would be the apotheosis, a movie story.
“If I were him, I would think about it. By now, he has won everything at club level, closing in a legendary way would be incredible.”