De Laurentiis slams Lavezzi
Thursday 23 July, 2009
Far from being the new Maradona, Ezequiel Lavezzi is 'inconsistent' and unworthy of a pay rise, according to Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis.
Lavezzi left for his holidays before the end of the season, kicking up a stink about not being paid what he deserves amid interest from Liverpool and Juventus.
'El Pocho' claimed Napoli director of sport Pierpaolo Marino had promised him a lucrative contract extension, which never materialised.
De Laurentiis met Lavezzi yesterday for clear the air talks but the meeting did not go well.
“Our transfer campaign has been done with coherence. We are equipped even to do without Lavezzi,” De Laurentiis said.
“Lavezzi would like to review his financial position but the thing is, it's not possible because he didn't get us into the Champions League or the Europa League, so what does he want?
“Sport has to have an educational and exemplary image so what image would it give people if these values came to be betrayed? Lavezzi scored 7 goals last season, we hoped he would score 27,” De Laurentiis raged.
“He is an inconsistent player. He is not the new Maradona and his contribution doesn't help the team. For the moment, we have not made any mistakes. If an actor were to behave like this I would eat him alive.
“I want the best from my players. From today onwards I will not tolerate any slyness,” De Laurentiis concluded.
:andy:
Well if he sucks that bad then here's Almiron and 5m.