Patron Aurelio De Laurentiis has praised Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso’s personality and claimed the Partenopei are currently ‘recovering from the incident’ under Carlo Ancelotti earlier this term.

During the press conference regarding the new pre-season retreat in Castel di Sangro, the Azzurri President pointed out that his side are currently recovering from an unfortunate incident at the start of the season.

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Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently aims to overtake Ciro Immobile in the Capocannoniere battle, is reportedly committed to continue at Juventus.

Tuttosport writes that Ronaldo will not entertain the rumours of a move to Paris Saint-Germain and aims to set further records with the Bianconeri.

The Turin based newspaper claims the Portuguese superstar, who arrived for €117m from Real Madrid in July 2018, is content at the Allianz Stadium and is not looking to move on after the campaign.

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Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis feels the 2020-21 season should start on October 4, can't confirm if Lille forward Victor Osimhen will be a part of the pre-season retreat but says Gennaro Gattuso will 'obviously' stay in charge.

The Partenopei patron is not completely satisfied with starting the next season as early as September 12, pointing out that there’s no time to rest the players.

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Antoine Griezmann has a thigh injury and could be in doubt for Barcelona’s Champions League clash with Napoli on August 8.

A statement from the Blaugrana this morning confirmed the “muscle injury in the quadriceps of his right leg. He is therefore not available for selection at the present time and the evolution of the injury will condition his availability.”

According to Mundo Deportivo, the injury is sufficiently serious to rule him out for the rest of the Liga season.

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Kalidou Koulibaly told Napoli transfer target Victor Osimhen he’d have ‘no problems with racism’ in Naples and ‘can’t understand’ why he’s always linked with a move to other clubs.

The defender spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport and you can read the rest of his interview here.

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Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva has told his teammates to expect ‘an open game’ against Atalanta in the Champions League quarter-finals.

The two sides were paired together in yesterday’s draw and Silva warned the Dea would be no pushovers.

“It’s the Champions League, and every team that’s there has deserved to reach the quarter-finals,” he told PSG TV.

“Atalanta are a team that causes a lot of problems for their opponents. Their three forwards are very fast, and it will be difficult.

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Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski has revealed he could announce a new deal ‘in the next few days’ and aims to fight for the Scudetto in 2020-21.

The Poland international has praised coach Gennaro Gattuso ahead of the match against the coach’s former club Milan, and claims he is planning with the Partenopei.

“Gattuso has a very strong charisma, like when he played. He’s a tough guy,” Zielinski told Sky Sport Italia.

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Napoli midfielder Diego Demme has ‘settled immediately’ in Campania and spoke about the big game against Barcelona in the Champions League, the Coppa Italia triumph and believes Ralf Rangnick will bring results to Milan.

The German midfielder arrived in January and has quickly established himself in the middle of the park at the San Paolo.

The 28-year-old named after Napoli legend Diego Maradona, looks forward to continuing the impressive run that already secured his first trophy, as the Azzurri picked up the Coppa Italia in June.

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Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini looks forward to the ‘great emotions’ of the Champions League in August but for now La Dea needs to focus on tomorrow’s ‘big game’ against Juventus in Serie A.

The Orobici are drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and coach Gasperini couldn’t avoid talking about the big challenge that awaits them against the Ligue 1 champions next month.

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