Lavezzi's advisor issues warning over Liverpool
bid
Ezequiel Lavezzi's advisor has put further pressure on Napoli by
insisting the Italian club must allow the player to speak to
Liverpool about a possible transfer.
Serie A club Napoli have insisted that Lavezzi, believed to be one
of Rafael Benitez's top transfer targets for the summer, is not for
sale and have refused to comment on Liverpool's interest.
But on Monday, in a move which is unlikely to help push the deal to
a satisfactory conclusion for either the player or Benitez,
Lavezzi's advisor Eduardo Rossetto has told Napoli they must allow
talks to take place.
The 24-year-old Argentina forward, who still has four years left on
his contract with Napoli, scored seven goals in 30 league starts
last season and is one of Europe's hottest properties. It is
thought Liverpool have made an offer in the region of £20m for the
player, who has also been linked with Manchester City.
Lavezzi has already written an open letter the club's fans
criticising the way he has been treated and the general consensus
is that he will not be at the club for 2009-10 season.
''Liverpool's proposal is true,'' said Rossetto. ''(Napoli general
director Pierpaolo) Marino has met twice with FIFA agent Pablo
Cosentino, who has invited him to set up a meeting in Liverpool or
in Naples with the English outfit.
''Ezequiel has tried several times to speak to Marino but he has
received no response. If Napoli have decided to take this extreme
position, so will we. We don't want to force Napoli to sell the
player but I think it is correct for the club just to consider the
offer, to judge it whether it's sufficient or not.''
Lavezzi, who joined Napoli in the summer of 2007, has previously
played for San Lorenzo and Estudiantes. He has two full
international caps to his name and was part of the Argentina squad
which won Gold at the 2008 Olympic Games.
