Giovanni Bia: My Napoli was different, but they can shine in Europe | OneFootball

On Stile TV during the broadcast "Salite sulla giostra" by Raffaele Auriemma, Giovanni Bia, intermediary of Maripan and agent of Cambiaso, spoke.

Napoli, Bia on our microphones: “My Napoli was quite different from this one, it can also compete in the Champions League”

These are his statements to the microphones of Raffaele Auriemma and Carlo Gioia: “Maripan is the captain of the Chilean national team, so his caliber is high. He is mature, but still has great room for improvement, especially in terms of understanding Italian football. This includes the Italian refereeing style because he is very spirited, and here as soon as you touch someone, you get penalized, it's more like classical dance here! I make a few jokes to convey the concept, but yes, he still has ample room for improvement. He is highly motivated to challenge himself and can't wait to face Napoli. The boy has international experience, so he will know how to manage the game with great emotional experience. Baroni's football is what he likes, Torino is on a great growth path, then injuries always complicate life a bit for coaches, but Torino will eventually return to what it has always been. My Napoli was not the Napoli of today, that year there was a very important corporate problem, we all wanted to stay in Napoli because with that team we could have built something very important.”

“Now everything has changed and Napoli has become desirable for all players again. In fact, even players like De Bruyne, Mc Tominay, and Hojlund wear the blue jersey. In Italy, winning is always very difficult, if Napoli manages to win again this year and do well in the Champions League, it would be the consecration of the coach and the club that has taken specific players to manage two competitions and try to win both. With the squad and value it has, Napoli can also compete in the Champions League, and it would be the dream of all my Neapolitan friends to win it. Cambiaso? Guardiola was very interested in him, then things happened, and the negotiation did not turn into a transfer because City had several injuries and had to spend money on other players. He is a bit like Maldini, Cambiaso is so extraordinary that he always makes himself available for Juventus. Often Juve plays him in his role, but he makes himself available, and that's how it should be.”

Vincenzo Schiavo

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