As anticipated, Giovanni Di Lorenzo has written an open letter to Napoli followers confirming he has determined to not go away after feeling ‘deserted by the membership.’
Di Lorenzo was brazenly livid and let down by President Aurelio De Laurentiis, the employees and followers after they adopted up the Scudetto-winning marketing campaign with a disastrous season.
His agent Mario Giuffredi repeatedly said that Di Lorenzo wished to go away and wouldn’t play once more for the Partenopei, amid curiosity from the likes of Juventus and Inter.
Following a sequence of disaster conferences with De Laurentiis, administrators and new coach Antonio Conte, the right-back modified his thoughts and Di Lorenzo has determined to see out his contract.
Di Lorenzo launched an open letter not simply on social media, however on the official Napoli web site this afternoon to place an finish to the matter.
It stays to be seen if Di Lorenzo will nonetheless be the captain of the workforce going ahead, a job he was given by former coach Luciano Spalletti, or if the followers will forgive him for weeks of rigidity.
Di Lorenzo open letter to Napoli followers
“Pricey Napoli followers,
“Prior to now few weeks our love has been a bit messy or “scumbinato” as Pino Daniele sang in certainly one of his great songs. Even in essentially the most stunning and intense of tales, moments of disaster can happen.
“All those that maintain Napoli expensive to their hearts have had a really troublesome 12 months. They’ve been the toughest of my profession. Going from the indelible pleasure of successful the Scudetto to the disappointment of a season by which we couldn’t obtain something was a troublesome tablet to swallow. I may sense your disappointment and my team-mates and I weren’t capable of change the course of our 12 months.
“I’ll admit, I toyed with the concept of leaving. I may really feel your unhappiness in direction of me and, because the president stated, I had felt deserted by the membership. After the decline we skilled on the pitch, it was all comprehensible: your anger, the membership’s frustration, my confusion.
“My relationship with my agent Mario Giuffredi goes past simply the skilled sphere. He sensed my discomfort and he did his job, looking for to guard me and act in my pursuits. There’s nobody happier than he’s that I’m staying at Napoli.
“Nevertheless, that terrible season has now handed.
“I’ve listened to what President De Laurentiis and Antonio Conte have needed to say. I’ve spoken with each of them over the previous couple of days and, with out making ineffective claims and empty guarantees, the message that I can provide to you could be very easy: I can’t wait to begin once more. I really feel like I’m certainly one of you.
“There could also be different troublesome moments, however I’ll by no means forswear what the town, the followers, and the membership, by means of President De Laurentiis, have completed for me and my household. Being captain once we gained Napoli’s third Scudetto, the primary with out Diego, just isn’t solely an honour, but in addition a duty. I couldn’t go away like that, after an insufferable season for the shirt that we put on.
“I’m upset with all the pieces that occurred, however let me repeat, that’s now over. Now, forward of me, I see solely the delight of having the ability to put on this shirt that I really like, the armband, the will to indicate Italy the actual energy of Napoli, and to relive these thrilling feelings of 2023.
“Our metropolis deserves to really feel that pleasure once more. We’ve received work to do and I guarantee you that we’ll do it with an indignant face, as our coach stated. It’s time to select our heads up. All of us must do it collectively. I’ll see you at Castel Di Sangro after which, in fact, on the Maradona.
“I’m trying ahead to seeing you by our facet. As all the time. Giovanni”
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