Napoli President denies claims regarding Tottenham Hotspur bid for Ezequiel Lavezzi – Serie A news
Napoli President, Aurelio De Laurentiis, has confirmed that the English Premier League side, Tottenham Hotspur, have not made any contact for the transfer of striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Lavezzi-c13073. A host of English Premier League clubs have expressed their interest
in acquiring the services of the Argentine including the Spurs, but officials ensured that no formal talks had taken place.
Lavezzi has had a sensational 2010/11 campaign and attracted interest from a variety of sides as a result. The 26-year-old enabled his side to qualify for next year’s UEFA Champions League by putting in some attractive performances. He appeared in a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Total-c40747
of 22 Serie A games this season which saw him score six goals.
His performance and commitment was highly appreciated by the officials and thousands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 fans, who have urged the player to stay at Stadio San Paolo for at least a couple of more seasons. For his part, the striker is expressed obliviousness to such
speculations. He added that his agent must have told him had there been a development regarding his future.
The Player’s agent, Alejandro Mazzoni, earlier confirmed various teams interest in the striker but decided not to talk any further unless Spurs make an official bid for his client. Talking to a local radio channel, agent told, "Is there an offer from Tottenham?
I cannot exclude or confirm this. I know they have watched him, but I cannot say anything with certainty."
The Argentine remained firm over the whole issue and claimed that there are a lot of clubs who have shortlisted number of players for future but it doesn’t mean that the deal is confirmed. He seemed quite pleased at the club and also with the fact that his
team has qualified for the UEFA Champions League. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/San-Lorenzo-c40436 player was thankful towards the officials and fans for continuously encouraging him, allowing to play with more freedom and confidence.
The president also insisted that the reports might be true about Spurs’ growing interest in the Argentine but revealed that no contact had been made by the White Hart Lane officials. He concluded by saying, "Lavezzi? I have never spoken to Tottenham.''
The striker joined the Naples based outfit in 2007 and has managed 122 League appearances since then, bagging 35 goals in the process. He also has made 10 International appearances for the Argentine national side to date but is yet to open his account.
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