Napoli director Giovanni Manna hits out on the ‘paradoxical’ choice to impose a switch embargo for January and ‘gained’t rule something out’ for Lorenzo Lucca or Noa Lang exits.
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This has been a sophisticated December for the Partenopei, who appeared exhausted by the on-going harm disaster when shedding 1-0 to Udinese and falling off high spot in Serie A.
Nevertheless, they have been revitalised by the Supercoppa Italiana victory in Riyadh, beating each AC Milan and Bologna 2-0 to safe the trophy.
Napoli between celebration and belt-tightening
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – DECEMBER 22: Giovanni Di Lorenzo of SSC Napoli lifts the Supercoppa Italiana trophy after the crew’s victory within the Supercoppa Italiana Remaining between SSC Napoli and Bologna FC 1909 at King Saud College Stadium on December 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Picture by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Photographs)
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“It has been an exquisite yr, as we gained the sudden Scudetto, then the Supercoppa. There’s no time to have a good time on success although, as we have to deal with the current,”
“There are by no means simple video games, as you may drop factors towards anybody with the extent so excessive in Serie A, as all of the coaches are well-prepared. Final season we misplaced maybe extra at dwelling than away, the state of affairs has reversed this time period, however general the state of affairs is kind of balanced.”
Due to the Supercoppa Italiana commitments, the Serie A desk goes to look unbalanced till the Week 16 fixtures are rescheduled in mid-January.
Together with harm absentees Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Romelu Lukaku, Billy Gilmour, Kevin De Bruyne and Alex Meret, Napoli left Sam Beukema and Mathias Olivera behind for this journey to Cremona.
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Nevertheless, the absences prompted Antonio Conte to reshuffle his ways to a 3-4-2-1 formation that has labored wonders.
“The system change was a necessity, as we didn’t have many midfielders left, so the coach did properly to sew a brand new outfit tailor-made to the squad at his disposal. We at the moment are a optimistic and forward-thinking crew,” added Manna.
“We’ll see in future when the coach has extra choices at his disposal and what he’ll determine to do then.”
Napoli director Giovanni Manna and coach Antonio Conte
Napoli are considered one of a number of golf equipment who had a switch embargo imposed for January, as
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“It’s paradoxical, as a result of we’re the membership with the healthiest funds and accessible liquidity, so not with the ability to signal any new gamers with out gross sales is a gigantic paradox. UEFA permit you a yr to make corrections and repair the state of affairs, however in Serie A they only block you immediately.”
TURIN, ITALY – OCTOBER 18: Adrien Tameze of Torino is challenged by Lorenzo Lucca of Napoli in the course of the Serie A match between Torino FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on October 18, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photographs)
Contemplating their struggles to make an impression, what are the chances on Lucca and Lang leaving Napoli in January?
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“Gamers must show themselves on the sector each single day, to earn their place within the Napoli jersey. We already mentioned that Lorenzo Lucca is a participant we needed, however clearly he should give extra and there’s restricted house as a result of Hojlund settled in so properly and is proving himself. Lucca should present that he’s prepared,” concluded Manna.
“In terms of January, we’ll see what occurs, we gained’t rule something out. We’ll attempt to focus on selecting up as many factors as potential, then we’ll see.”