Aurelio De Laurentis has claimed that new Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri ‘wanted to dismantle’ the Napoli squad.

De Laurentiis regularly took digs at Sarri throughout his three-year spell with Napoli, despite the 59-year-old leading the Partenopei to as many top-three finishes, and the Coach drew the ire of his former President once more with his recent remarks.

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Aurelio De Laurentiis has closed the door on a Napoli return for Edinson Cavani. “I haven’t signed him and won’t sign him.”

Cavani had been increasingly linked with a move back to Napoli, where he scored over 100 goals in three seasons, but De Laurentiis put a stop to the speculation, while opening up on the Partenopei’s search for a right-back.

“Cavani? I haven’t signed him and won’t sign him,” the President told Radio Kiss Kiss.

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Aurelio De Laurentiis has told Napoli fans that ‘I’m your Edinson Cavani’ in response to calls for the striker’s return.

De Laurentiis made a surprise appearance at the official Napoli store in Dimaro on Saturday morning, signing several autographs and talking to fans.

His presence was greeted by applause from supporters, but ItaSportPress reports there were even more chants about the transfer market, mainly involving Cavani.

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Napoli have officially loaned out Gennaro Tutino, Zinedine Machach and Roberto Insigne.

Tutino and Machach [pictured, left] will spend the coming season on loan at Serie B side Carpi, while Tutino and Insigne have been sent to freshly-relegated Benevento, who have also signed their former Napoli teammate Christian Maggio.

The trio have only played twice combined for the Partenopei’s first team, with both of those appearances made by Lorenzo’s younger brother.

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Napoli are reportedly considering former Milan veteran Marco Storari as their third-choice goalkeeper.

According to Sky Sport Italia, Napoli are in the market for a goalkeeper to supplement Alex Meret and Orestis Karnezis.

Their search would have taken them to Storari, who is a free agent after leaving Milan upon the expiry of his contract.

The 41-year-old made only two appearances for the Rossoneri last season but is vastly experienced at the top level, previously playing for the likes of Fiorentina, Cagliari and Juventus.

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The draw for the 2018-19 Coppa Italia has been confirmed, with the preliminary rounds getting under way next weekend.

Seventy-eight clubs will take part in next season’s Coppa, starting with teams in Serie C and D on July 29.

Sides from B and A will slowly come into play before the Round of 16, which is scheduled for January 13.

That is when Milan, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Inter, Lazio, Napoli, Roma and holders Juventus – the eight highest-ranked clubs in the competition – will enter the draw.

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Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has reacted to Aurelio De Laurentiis’ ‘old’ jibe by calling the Napoli President a ‘nutter’.

De Laurentiis asserted Napoli would not try to sign Benzema on the grounds that he was an ‘old man’, and the Frenchman did not take the insult lying down.

“Another nutter on the list! No 9s make him lose it,” he wrote on Instagram.

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Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri will reportedly have his favourite food and trusted computer delivered to England.

According to The Sun’s Alvino Cagnazzo, Sarri ‘is not a fan of English food’ and ‘has a lack of trust in finding his favourite delicacies’, despite already ‘tapping up’ assistant Gianfranco Zola for the best Italian restaurants and shops around West London.

Consequently, the former Napoli Coach has arranged for ‘shipments of cheese, beef and even coffee’ to be sent over from Italy.

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Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis won’t sign “old men” Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria, while Edinson Cavani would have to “cut his salary in half”.

The Partenopei have been linked with a number of big names in recent days, so the owner appeared on Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli for a game of ‘true or false’.

“I like it, it’s a good idea,” De Laurentiis said of the game.

“We can’t take all the newspapers because there are so many lies.

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