Lavezzi 'breaks off' from Napoli
Friday 29 May, 2009
Liverpool are on high alert after Ezequiel Lavezzi’s agent declared “the rapport with Napoli is practically broken.”
The Argentine, nicknamed 'Pocho’, was the subject of a huge bid from the Anfield club that would triple his current wages.
Napoli turned it down, but the situation is deteriorating at the Stadio San Paolo and he may have played his final game for the side.
“With each moment that passes, Lavezzi is further away from Napoli and we cannot guarantee he will return here after the World Cup qualifiers in Argentina,” announced agent Alejandro Mazzoni on Sky Italia.
“We need to sit around a table and see what is to be done. He feels that the club doesn’t love him any more and cannot be happy with this situation.
“I can say the rapport with Napoli is practically broken.”
Lavezzi is a huge favourite with the fans, who dubbed him the 'new Diego Maradona’ after his spectacular performances at the San Paolo.
The 24-year-old joined Napoli from San Lorenzo in 2007, scoring 15 goals in 64 games for the Italians.
He was listed 14th in the round-up of 50 most promising young players in the world, according to The Times.