“We like Traorè, Kvaratskhelia is from Naples. And let’s redeem Anguissa”

One look at the pitch, where work continues to continue dreaming of the Scudetto, the other already looking towards the future for next season. The Napoli it is not idle and like every year with the arrival of the last days of the championship, we already begin to plan the work for the summer, with names marked on the notebook of the Neapolitan market men and temptations always ready to propose to the president Aurelio De Laurentiis. The hottest name, in recent weeks, is that of “Messi della Georgia” Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, whose arrival at Maradona is almost done, but other players are followed by the blue club. The sports director took care of the market questions Cristiano Giuntoliwho took stock at Naples between present and future.

Giuntoli: “Sorry for the defeat, but we’re not dead”

During an interview with Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli, the Campanian ds said he was sorry for the defeat against Fiorentina at home, a match that did not compromise the chances of final success in the championship: “We have important values, a coach and a high level squad. We are in the sprint, why not believe it. We want to win all the games, starting Monday against Roma. We are a wounded, undead animal. We are very sorry for the defeat against Fiorentina, especially for the fans. If we analyze the race well, however, we see that in the first half hour we could have taken the lead and closed it. The episodes weren’t turned in favor of us but we don’t feel sorry for ourselves. We want to start on Monday, when we crashed we always react. We don’t feel pressure from the public, they always give us a big hand. We are missing the last bit to do, we need more lightness and awareness of being able to do it“.

Giuntoli: “We like Traorè. About Belotti …”

Among the many names approached to Naples in the last few hours, in view of the next summer transfer window, there is that of Hamed Traorè of Sassuolo: “He is a very good player, all top-level teams like him. At the moment we are thinking only of ours, of the last six finals to play. Then we’ll take care of the rest. We have to pay attention to the budget, which gives you peace of mind for the future. I feel like saying that despite this we will be strong also in the next few years“.

Possible free-transfer deal could instead be Andrea Belotti. This is Giuntoli’s thought on the “Gallo”: “Right now, with Osimhen, Petagna and Mertens, we are not thinking about the attack. Now we do not think about it, he is a great player, but it is not in our ideas. The players never reach zero then, there are the commissions and the highest salary. A player who is paid a little bit doesn’t necessarily cost less than one who gets a free transfer“.

Giuntoli: “Kvaratskhelia? Just missing”

On the other hand, one of the negotiations being finalized is the one that would lead to the Georgian talent Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. During the interview with Kiss Kiss Napoli Giuntoli did not hide: “Kvaratskhelia is a footballer we have been following for some time, we will try to do our best to bring him to Naples. There is still a little time left, in the market things must always mature and we hope they mature in the right direction. He is one of the first on our list, he has physical, mental, economic and technical parameters to play in Naples“.

The point about Anguissa and Lobotka

After talking about the transfer market and possible negotiations, the Napoli sporting director then had his say on Anguissa and Lobotka: “Our will is to redeem Anguissa, we will see at the end of the season but we want it. We have ideas and are doing various evaluations. At this moment we are not thinking only of individuals but we are thinking of the collective. Lobotka instead he is reborn. Many times in Italy hasty judgments are made especially on young people but it always takes time. Sometimes a few months are enough, sometimes it takes a year or more. It has never been questioned by us, we have never wanted to sell it because we have always believed in its qualities. He had physical problems, he had gained a few extra pounds, but now he is very well and we are happy“.