Aurelio Of Lawrence decided to clarify things after the many controversies relating to Piotr’s exclusion Zielinski from the Champions list: «It’s not a spite towards Piotr who is a splendid boy. He decided to leave and we have to make other evaluations. I am referring to the players who have just arrived. We have the purchase option for Traorè and want to check it out. Unfortunately, UEFA only allowed us to change three players and Dendoncker was also left out.”
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Napoli, Zielinski excluded from the Champions list: transfer hint for June
De Laurentiis clarified the defender’s failure to arrive: «I negotiated Dragusin with Genoa, then the player preferred Tottenham to us and Bayern Munich. I spoke with Gino Pozzo for Perez: I had closed for 18 million euros, but 700 thousand euros came up for the club that raised him, another 500 thousand for the agent and I decided to blow it all up. In the meantime, Mazzarri has re-evaluated Ostigard by playing three and I have decided to suspend the operation also to understand what will happen in the summer. Samardzic it was an option on the table, but you can’t buy everyone in January. Lindstrom? He played more games as a right winger than as an attacking midfielder, we didn’t make any mistakes.”
De Laurentiis is convinced that Napoli will rise again: after the match against Milan, Osimhen will also return: «From February 18th we will have the full squad and there will be no more excuses or inconveniences».
Napoli-Verona: where to see it, timetable and probable lineups
Mazzarri’s words on the eve of Napoli-Verona
The Italian coach spoke about the match against Hellas Verona: «It won’t be easy. I won’t reveal anything about the form. We can play 4-3-3 or 3-4-3 and maybe do both during the match. It’s important to be unpredictable. The question of the goal does not depend on the tactical structure. We will certainly have to be more aggressive and break the deadlock sooner. Our aim? We will try to fight for fourth place». Mazzarri confirmed Zielinski’s exclusion from the squad (“He’s not well, he hasn’t trained”) and promoted the new ones: «They can be employed. Traorè will also be called up and will have a reduced playing time. Ngonge is very well and can also be useful to us as a maneuvering centre-forward.”
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