Kalidou Koulibaly says Coach Maurizio Sarri 'helps me personally' and claims 'Napoli will do everything to reach the Champions League'.

The Partenopei appear to be a cut above their competition in the Europa League after qualifying early from their group, and representatives of the team appear to be rather open about targeting the biggest club tournament next year.

Kalidou Koulibaly is pleased about 'confident' Napoli and praises Maurizio Sarri for 'leading the team wonderfully'.

The Azzurri keep stealing the spotlight amid Italian teams after an impressive 5-0 win yesterday over Midtjylland in the Europa League.

“Yesterday was an important game for us, we wanted to qualify and we did that well, with a good performance,” Koulibaly told Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli.

Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain is ‘the best striker in circulation’ according to former Azzurri CT Cesare Prandelli.

The Argentine hitman scored again last night as the Partenopei defeated Palermo 2-0, his eighth goal of the Serie A season.

Prandelli believes he is only equalled by Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, but refused to be drawn into a Diego Maradona comparison.

Maurizio Sarri reveals how he motivated Gonzalo Higuain. “I told him he was too lazy to be the best in the world.”

The Napoli striker was reportedly ready to leave over the summer, but was convinced to remain by the new Coach and has scored nine goals in his last 10 games.

“What did I say to Higuain in pre-season? I told him he was too lazy and if he didn’t change his attitude he’d never become the best centre-forward in the world,” Sarri explained to Sky Sport Italia.

The agent of Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly calls for “an important contract” to tie his client down.

The centre-back was linked with a move away from the Partenopei this summer, but has firmly established himself in Coach Maurizio Sarri’s plans in recent weeks.

“Koulibaly is still young,” Bruno Satin pointed out in an interview with Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli.

“In the summer there was the possibility of leaving, but the lad chose to stay because he wanted to prove himself at Napoli, which he’s doing.

Kalidou Koulibaly “dreams of playing in the Champions League for Napoli” and expects a great game against Fiorentina.

The defender spoke to Mediaset Premium ahead of Sunday’s Serie A showdown.

“I dream of playing in the Champions League with the Napoli jersey, but I know we’ve got a lot of work to do before then,” said K2.

“The same goes for talk of the Scudetto. We’ll take it one game at a time and when there’s 10 rounds to go we’ll see where we are.”