Napoli owner and president Aurelio De Laurentiis has denied that the Partenopei have made a move to sign Inter transfer target Romelu Lukaku from Manchester United.
Reports circulating in the media have suggested that Napoli have offered a generous cash sum plus Arek Milik in exchange for the Belgian but De Laurentiis has insisted that this is not the case.
“You know why there are rumours about him? Because I am good friends with his agent, Federico Pastorello,” he revealed in an interview with Sky Sport Italia.
“I asked him: ‘Do you think Lukaku would suit Napoli? Is he going to Juventus or not?’ We spoke on those terms, but then we know it is in the interest of agents to make it seem as if we made an offer, as that raises the price-tag for someone else.”
He concluded by suggesting the opening and closing of the transfer market should be changed.
“I would prefer it if the transfer market opened the day after the season ended and closed at the end of July.”
