Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri ignores transfer speculation – ‘I like to coach the lads I have available’.
The Partenopei are believed to be close to deals for Allan of Udinese and Sime Vrsaljko of Sassuolo, but the former Empoli tactician isn’t interested in discussing the transfer market.
“I don’t think about the transfer market,” Sarri insisted in a Press conference from the team’s pre-season training camp.
Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri ignores transfer speculation – ‘I like to coach the lads I have available’.
The Partenopei are believed to be close to deals for Allan of Udinese and Sime Vrsaljko of Sassuolo, but the former Empoli tactician isn’t interested in discussing the transfer market.
“I don’t think about the transfer market,” Sarri insisted in a Press conference from the team’s pre-season training camp.
“I hear from [sporting director Cristiano] Giuntoli every three days, and it doesn’t interest me. I like to coach the lads I have available.
“To me, the 25 I have available to me are the strongest in Italy, and you’re talking about three players that are on the market, now we have an alternative who is training every day.
“Giuntoli has always done well, and he will continue to do so.”
Sarri also looked to play down expectations, pointing out the Vesuviani do not have the budget to compete with Juventus for the Scudetto.
“Often expectations are higher than the actual value of the team. At Empoli, we had the lowest turnover, but were expected to reach safety.
“In Naples, a lot is expected, but we don’t have the highest turnover, so we have to work on the pitch to change things.
“We have the fifth-highest turnover in Italy, but we’ll work to put some teams [with more resources] behind us.”