During the presentation conference, Antonio Conte focused on the Di Lorenzo and Kvara cases.
How did you manage the first difficulties with the players? “We are managing them together with the club in the best possible way. I was very clear with the president, before talking about other economic and contractual aspects, I wanted the reassurance that I would decide who would remain and who could perhaps take other paths outside of Naples I was very categorical and very clear on this. If we talk about reconstruction and we talk about giving away the players it’s all a contradiction. I found the president and the club to agree , I called them all to let them know our ideas and orientations. I also heard what they had to say to me. But in the end, if there are problems, they solve them, because the decision is always mine 200% Napoli players, this must be clear to everyone. Since there are those who talk about confusion in Naples, there is no confusion, there is clarity of ideas.
Di Lorenzo, in addition to being a top player: captain of Napoli, won the Scudetto and the European Championships. I consider him a very respectable and important person even in the locker room – the same goes for Kvara – I think that last year the frustration also led to unclear situations. The players know very well that there are difficulties, we are men and we all need to roll up our sleeves together. Starting again this year knowing that it must be an opportunity for revenge. As regards Osimhen, just as I knew very well about the situation of Kvara, Di Lorenzo, Anguissa, Lobotka, on which I placed an absolute veto, I know very well about the Osimhen situation. I know there are agreements with the club, it’s a totally different situation, which I witness. Then if you ask me about the footballer, he is a footballer of the highest level, but I cannot enter into any discussion on Osimhen because these are previous agreements.”
