Napoli have been one of the revelations of the Serie A season
and, with just one round to go until the winter break, they
currently find themselves in joint-third position, nine points
behind leaders Inter, and just three adrift of second-placed
Juventus.
The Partenopei have an exciting young team, with Ezequiel Lavezzi
(23), Marek Hamsik (21), Walter Gargano (24) and Fabiano Santacroce
(22) all tipped to achieve great things in the game.
The quartet have all been reportedly lined up by some giants of the
English Premier League, with Chelsea said to be desperate to land
both Lavezzi and Hamsik, having had a big-money bid for the latter
rejected towards the end of last season.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, having grown frustrated by
the constant transfer speculation, has now issued a sensational
declaration as to why the four youngsters should reject moves to
England.
"We made these players — two years ago nobody knew who they were,"
roared the movie mogul.
"If they want to go to England then in the end they're going to go,
but they need to understand this: the English live badly, eat badly
and their women do not wash their genitalia. To them, a bidet is a
mystery."
De Laurentiis' comments will not go down too well in England, and
it is unlikely Keira Knightley or Dame Helen Mirren will be
auditioning to star in his next movie.
