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? Napoli to sign Africans provided that they sign Afcon waiver
Napoli proprietor Aurelio De Laurentiis said on Tuesday he wouldn't sign African players any longer except if they consented to not participate in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Senegal safeguard Kalidou Koulibaly - presently at Premier League side Chelsea - and Cameroon midfielder Andre Zambo Anguissa missed a few Napoli games while on global obligation at the current year's Afcon, which occurred among January and February.
"Or on the other hand they sign a waiver surrendering their entitlement to partake to the Africa Cup of Nations competitions or among Afcon and the titles in South America ... I never have them (Napoli players) accessible," he said in a Wall Street Italia syndicated program.
He censured the way that clubs were consenting to an ever increasing number of games, proposing an European competition with the top clubs from the most grounded five nations rather than the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.
"The universe of football might self at any point oversee on the grounds that we do the manikin show for other people ... on the off chance that we could play 100 games, it would be a cheerful completion for everybody and we (clubs) like morons consent to that."
The Italian film maker likewise said he didn't uphold the breakaway European Super League which collapsed under 48 hours after it was reported last year as it was a world class club.
"You can't make a super club of favored individuals who welcome others (to the association). You really want to equitably keep the entryway open for everybody," he said.
The Italian film maker added he was fed up with offers from speculation assets for the club, adding that he was offered 900 million euros around four to quite a while back by American financial backers.
"You (bidders) didn't grasp a thing (about me). I'm an unadulterated business visionary who appreciates carrying on with work ... allow me to play," he said.
"I need to be the twelfth player on the pitch. As a matter of fact the twelfth player is the fan, I can be the thirteenth or even the fourteenth, as 14 is my #1 number."
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