Lippi insists Napoli can challenge without Edinson Cavani – Football News
Marcela Lippi has insisted that Napoli will surely give a great fight to Juventus for the Serie A title next season. He admitted that the Naples-based side has a lot of cash to invest and they can challenge for major honours in the next campaign.
Napoli sold their prized asset http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan earlier this summer and have started from zero again.
Lippi claimed that Napoli have a great chance of bringing in some world class players with the Cavani sale money. He admitted that the club can reach the heights of success if they invest the money in right areas.
“http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 hold the treasure in their hands after Cavani sale - €63 million is a frightening figure. If club president Aurelio De Laurentiis finds the right players, they can quickly become a credible rival,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Cannavaro-c13164 and Lilian Thuram and the trio proved to be excellent signings.
“Do you remember what happened when Juve gave Zinedine Zidane to Real Madrid? But the money brought in from Zizou's sale secured Juve signings such as [Gianluigi] Buffon, [Fabio] Cannavaro and [Lilian] Thuram and opened a new, extraordinary cycle,” he continued.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Lippi added that Napoli can repeat what Juventus did with the sum of money they have. He also hailed new manager Rafael Benitez as a born winner.
“The story can be repeated with the sale of Cavani. Do not forget that Napoli has a born winner on the bench in new coach Rafa Benitez,” he concluded.
Napoli will be facing some stiff competition from the likes of Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan and AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 for the Serie A title next season. They will be hoping to do well in the league and the UEFA Champions League.
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