Zlatan Ibrahimovic can be a “driving force” in Napoli’s squad, according to President Aurelio De Laurentiis.
Napoli appear to be working on a deal to sign Ibrahimovic in January, with his LA Galaxy contract about to expire, and De Laurentiis reiterated his praise for the veteran striker.
“Ibrahimovic is a beautiful person, regardless of my Napoli team,” he told ESPN.
“He can still do a lot and he can be a driving force for the team. I’m convinced that any Coach would love to have him at their disposal.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic can be a “driving force” in Napoli’s squad, according to President Aurelio De Laurentiis.
Napoli appear to be working on a deal to sign Ibrahimovic in January, with his LA Galaxy contract about to expire, and De Laurentiis reiterated his praise for the veteran striker.
“Ibrahimovic is a beautiful person, regardless of my Napoli team,” he told ESPN.
“He can still do a lot and he can be a driving force for the team. I’m convinced that any Coach would love to have him at their disposal.
“Maybe even as a kind of reference point. He could be one for any team.”
Hirving Lozano, on the other hand, has just one goal from his first eight appearances for the Partenopei, despite being their record buy…
“Lozano’s looked good. You need to be patient with new players who haven’t played in Italian football before
“He must settle in a different city, with a new Coach and teammates. Lozano’s a great player, he showed it against Salzburg.
“As soon as he came on against Juve, he scored a goal. You can’t have everything right away and you can’t expect these players to fix problems right away.
“It’s necessary to give them time and also the Coach, who must find their best position.
“In the last 18 months, we’ve bought 13 players so it’s normal that it takes time for everyone to adapt and perform at their best.
“We shouldn’t think too boldly as to where we’ll end up, only the next game. We have a game that seems easy, against SPAL, but it’ll be a game to be taken with a grain of salt.
“We’ll have to be very focused. We can’t think of where we’ll be on May 24, my birthday: we’ll be playing against Lazio.”