Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli shrugs off transfer speculation around Victor Osimhen, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and Cristiano Ronaldo. ‘There are no problems in the squad that need to be repaired.’
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“The President is very happy, but also keeping our feet on the ground so we are always trying to do even better in every moment,” Giuntoli told DAZN.
“We are very concentrated on the present and trying to discover where the limit is. Football is a sport about balance, so we need to keep calm and not take flights of fancy.”
Kvaratskhelia is on the bench this evening as part of squad rotation, rested along with Victor Osimhen and Piotr Zielinski.
The Georgia international has been a revelation and already attracted reports of a big money offer from Manchester City.
“He is doing very well, as are many. There’s a long way until the transfer window opens, but there is absolutely nothing in it. We are very happy and we want to keep doing well.
“Is Kvaratskhelia off the market? Absolutely, he is not for sale.”
Giuntoli was also asked about the reported Premier League interest in Osimhen, such as Chelsea, Manchester United and more.
“I repeat, we are not thinking about the transfer market right now. We try to grow day by day and see what we can achieve.
“Our transfer strategy is always done with the head and not the heart, both for incoming and outgoing players. I think we have always managed to form a competitive squad and we are doing well this season too.”
There are also rumours that Napoli are interested in bringing Manchester United outcast Cristiano Ronaldo back to Serie A after his Juventus experience ended just 18 months ago.
“I might be repetitive, but we really are not thinking about the transfer market right now. And even if I did have to talk about it, I would say we need nothing, because there are no problems in the squad that need to be repaired.
“Things are going so well that we would not make a single move.”
Stop forcing these stories about CR7 to Napoli. Why would they want that poison in the locker room. Napoli are set as a team. The press and his agent need to stop. Send him to Portugal.
After the MD5, Sporting still in UCL! lol
Get off CR7, Serie A didn’t needs him anymore!
CR7 IS A GREAT PLAYEAR BUT NAPOLI DONT NEED HIM.