Napoli: De Laurentiis promises new stadium, hails Conte’s impact | OneFootball

The president of Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis, has set the course for the future of the Neapolitan club. Interviewed by Sky Sport at the Etihad Stadium before the Champions League match against Manchester City, the owner outlined two fundamental objectives: the creation of a new sports center and a modern facility that can support Napoli's growth on an international level.

Napoli, De Laurentiis: “In four years, a new stadium and sports center. Conte has already changed the team. On Kvara…”

The blue patron emphasized the need to strengthen the club's organizational structure and economic competitiveness: “Napoli must think, in the next four years, about building the new sports center and the new stadium to complete the growth cycle that has been partially realized after 21 years. However, we must be careful because today the powerful football is English and, I regret to confirm, that of Saudi Arabia. The rest of the world suffers from not being able to increase revenues linked to virtual stadiums. In England, for example, they have been extraordinary in ensuring that the team promoted from the second division receives at least 100 million from television rights.”

Champions League and start of the season

The president then commented on the start of the season for the team coached by Antonio Conte, who arrived last summer on the blue bench: “We started well in the league. This is the third time we have come to Manchester, but the new format will not allow us to face City at the Maradona as in the past. It is our first time in this new Champions, so we proceed cautiously, with feeling and passion. We must not despair if a negative result comes, the season has just begun and I have great confidence in Conte and the nine players we have acquired.”

The relationship with Conte and the case Kvaratskhelia

There was also significant focus on the bond between the president and the Apulian coach, who according to De Laurentiis has immediately understood the soul of the city: “It was important that Conte absorbed the love and passion that flows through the streets of Naples. When I am in Naples, I feel like a different person, and I believe this had a great effect on him. He achieved deserved success because he knew how to shuffle the cards despite the incidents we had. Of course, he may have been upset about the sale of Kvaratskhelia, but I could not risk Article 17 and did not want to give this satisfaction to the player, his father, and the agent. In January, we made this decision and, with Conte and an extraordinary group, we still managed to win.”

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