A summer separated at home, or almost. At least a European, that’s it. Because Giovanni Di Lorenzo was at risk of no longer being the captain of Napoli, also due to a fateful summit in which he was informed that the club would evaluate all the offers that would arrive. There were Juventus and Inter who appreciated him, but then Antonio Conte blocked everything, calling the player and obtaining his permanence. Because if it is true that he was not decisive, his weight was clear in the choice to stay, despite everything.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo said this in the press conference that made his stay in Naples official. “I want to make it clear that I didn’t stay for Conte, I want to make it very clear, I stayed in Naples because I wanted to stay. Many of the dynamics that happened to me and my teammates last season will not happen, it’s an important management that comes from important teams. I didn’t stay for the coach, I stayed because I’m happy in Naples, the people I know know how much I care about playing for this team”. The whistles? I felt sorry, the fans are free to whistle or applaud. It was a bad year, but it’s over and now we’re starting again united. I’m happy to start again and silence those who went too far with a few words”.
These are the words of Giovanni Manna in the same meeting. “We have tried to give the coach a competitive team from the first days of the retreat to immediately tackle the championship. It is clear that there will be some movements, there is still a month of transfer market, and we could make some additions. It is a journey, a project that is starting this year that sees the coach as central. We are here today to put an end to the summer soap opera. I think it is inappropriate and incorrect to talk about the transfer market here. In general, we share a strategy with the club, we are calm, we have clear ideas. We will not do crazy things but functional to our technical-tactical ideas to support the coach”.
Today Giovanni Di Lorenzo turns 31.