Napoli have denied a report in today’s Gazzetta dello Sport that claimed renewals for Dries Mertens and Piotr Zielinski had stalled.
The newspaper ran a story on how the pair were not willing to proceed with contract talks until the issue of November’s squad mutiny had been fully addressed.
However, the Partenopei have now rubbished the article in a statement on their official website, arguing it was ‘full of inaccuracies’ and ‘inventions’.
Napoli have denied a report in today’s Gazzetta dello Sport that claimed renewals for Dries Mertens and Piotr Zielinski had stalled.
The newspaper ran a story on how the pair were not willing to proceed with contract talks until the issue of November’s squad mutiny had been fully addressed.
However, the Partenopei have now rubbished the article in a statement on their official website, arguing it was ‘full of inaccuracies’ and ‘inventions’.
“Napoli note with some perplexity that yet again an article, in today’s Gazzetta dello Sport, written by Maurizio Nicita, full of inaccuracies and references to untrue circumstances is published, embedded in contexts and situations not verified by the author.
“The perplexity derives from the fact that a journalist, before writing background and reconstructions of facts, should listen to all parties concerned to ascertain the truthfulness of what is then reported to readers.
“And in the case of today’s article, which concerns the negotiations for the contractual renewals of Zielinski and Mertens, this has not been done.
“A ‘piece’ has been written, inventing meetings, dates, numbers and critical issues of negotiations among other things, evidently drawing on only partial and, moreover, poorly informed sources.
“One wonders how it is possible that Gazzetta dello Sport, a historical, authoritative and internationally-renowned newspaper, allows articles without the minimum requirements regarding the reliability of reported facts, such as those in question, to go in print.
“Unfortunately, it is not the first time that this has happened, but Napoli will always be on the side of readers who have the right to know real and verified news.”