Naples, Di Lorenzo's agent thunders: "Ungrateful place with a short memory"

Naples, 5 January 2024 - Spraying the squad with new blood should not mean neglecting those who were already there and, in the specific case of Napoli, contributed significantly to the conquest of the recent championship. A serious and strong club must avoid the creation of similar idiosyncrasies during and especially after the transfer sessions: the risk in the Neapolitan club could exist around the figure of captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who through his agent expresses his displeasure at the situation that is emerging around his person and his professional profile.  

Giuffredi's words

  The prosecutor in question, Mario Giuffredi, in truth he is no stranger to arguing against it Aurelio De Laurentiis: it had already happened in the past in particular for Mario Rui before getting an important renewal which, however, is not being followed by constant employment on the pitch. In truth, there was a serious muscle injury that kept the Portuguese away from the green rectangle for a long time. According to the agent, in reality, the relationship between the parties is tense and not only for the full-back, as confessed to the microphones of Radio CRC. "In the summer we will make evaluations for both Mario Rui for both By Lorenzo. I start from the assumption that criticism is part of the job of footballers, who are called upon to take on both the good and the bad of their job. Also John he knows that's how it works: he's a boy with broad shoulders who's used to always showing his face in good times and bad, as has happened recently. At the same time - continue Giuffredi - he is very sorry for the situation that has been created and for the many criticisms from people, who have short memories: for most of the fans By Lorenzo, in a short time, went from being one of the best full-backs in the world to a player who is always insufficient, when in reality it would be sufficient to broaden the analysis to the entire team context". Hence the future reflections in view of the summer, also influenced by the imminent purchase of Pasquale Mazzocchi, curiously another element of the team Giuffredi. "I'm pleased that a boy from Napoli made his dream come true. Having said that, I don't think that the purchase of him implies an imminent change of formation on the part of Walter Mazzarri: for me the Azzurri, who needed a full-back numerically, will continue to play with the 4-3-3". Under the wing of one of the most Fumantine prosecutors on the Italian scene there are also other players today in the court of the Tuscan coach: among them Matteo Politano, given by outgoing radio mercato (with l'Al-Shabab that presses) and instead, apparently, close to renewal. "Right now it's one of the most precious elements of Napoli. Indeed: to be honest it was also the case in the year of the championship. It is no coincidence that already in the summer there was talk of a renewal of the prize, but the timing according to De Laurentiis they were premature. We left everything hanging - continue Giuffredi - but now the time has come for the club to make a choice out of respect for the boy and also to restore serenity to the team: if you want to get back on top you need to be able to count on a cohesive group without problems and uncertainties." Is it over here? Nope The prosecutor also has a request for Gianluca gaetano, another of his clients who plays in the Neapolitan colony. "It tires me to repeat it, but the Napoli must understand that some young people just need to play more to explode: just follow the examples of Juventus e Fiorentina, who give confidence to their prospects and then make them grow over time".

The latest on Samardzic and Dragusin

  In short, Giuffredi he has something for everyone and maybe in just a few months the same new blue player in pectore Mazzocchi will be at the center of the next invective against the choices of De Laurentiis and the coach on duty. But first the almost ex needs to be made official Salernitana, as well as speeding up other standing negotiations. The first thought goes to Lazar Samardzik, which almost like a rubber band moves away and approaches the Neapolitan club at a constant pace, also disturbed in this matter by the (in truth timid) inclusion of the Lazio. The best cure in these cases, as we know, is to raise the offer and this seems to be the path ready to be taken ADL, which is preparing a relaunch for the Serbian and his entourage: an extra year of contract (until 2029 and no longer at 2028) to 2 million fixed portion plus bigger bonuses, for a total of well 3 million gross, With l 'Udinese that would collect 20 million fixed portion more 2 million bonus (and no more 5 as initially ventilated). The outlay for Radu Dragusin, the profile identified to shore up a defense that this year is leaking from all sides and which is now also lacking Nathan, it would be more or less similar (20 million cash) thanks to the inclusion of the price tags in the negotiation Alexander Zanoli e Leo Ostigard, which would thus return to Genoa after having effectively made the jump to a great team. However, the negotiation is still in a stage of clear uncertainty, thanks to the agreement already reached between the Ligurian club and the Tottenham before the slowdown of recent days. It is then difficult to establish whether the market of Napoli is destined to run out after any white smoke in all these operations. The variable gone crazy, despite the optimistic words on the renewal uttered by Giuffredi, is politan: in the event of the departure of the winger, the Neapolitan club could swoop in Zito Luvumbo of the Cagliari, which is also popular from a summer perspective. For the moment and always taking it for granted that everything is going well, the Italian team can only wonder what the team's performance on the field would have been if these operations had been carried out in the summer rather than blindly trusting the squad that had won the scudetto in a season that was however anomalous for its programming and its development.

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