Quotes About Napoli

Would I like to wear the Napoli shirt in the future? Certainly, they are the team of my city.

I'm a Napoli player and I'll give 100 percent to win something with this shirt.

You go to Madrid, you have four or five teams at the maximum level. You go to Milan, and it's the same. Napoli is similar to Newcastle in terms of everyone supporting one club in the city. It's positive and unique when you have that.

Stoichkov is a great person and an exceptional player... Only if we had him at Napoli... can you imagine the Stoichkov-Maradona attacking duo?

Maradona? You couldn't match him, but you could learn a lot from him. I did not play much, but I did learn plenty from him at Napoli. He was the best striker in the world and I was so lucky to have played with him. Some of the things he used to do you couldn't even dream about. It was absurd.

I have already told Vermaelen to come to Napoli 10 times. The city is magnificent and even Benitez asked me to convince Vermaelen to come here.

At Napoli, the greatest player of all time played here - Diego Armando Maradona. The fans expect the best, and quality players.

Maurizio Sarri is one of those managers who can get the best out of players who aren't necessarily world class which he proved at Napoli.

Napoli belongs to the city and to the fans. If this city sees the team reach the final, it will be a source of pride.

We would go to visit a wholesaler, say in Napoli. We would go out, have a very long lunch, mozzarellas, wine. We would reach an agreement. And then the client would pay with a cheque that was postdated by six months, nine months. They were financing themselves by delaying their payments.

Sono andata via da Napoli definitivamente nel 1995, quando tutti dicevano che la città stava risorgendo. Ma ormai credevo poco alle resurrezioni. [...] Sicché quale resurrezione? Era solo cipria della modernità spruzzata a casaccio, e in maniera sbruffona, sopra la faccia corrotta della città. Ogni volta succedeva così. Il trucco della rinascenza accendeva speranze e poi si spaccava, diventava crosta sopra croste antiche.

I come from a Napoli team who scored 104 goals. Do you think I'm going to be hyper-defensive with Real Madrid? A team that creates chances and is great in possession is not defensive.

Napoli did great things with Sarri and we hope to do even better under Ancelotti.

I would recommend all players go to Napoli, it is a gratifying and successful place.

I don't regret leaving Napoli.

My dream was to become the flagship player for Napoli. Even though I played for other teams, I would have liked to have returned and retired there. Napoli is my life, my city, I have regrets.

Napoli are one of Europe's top teams.

Since I first came here, my focus has always been to keep improving with Napoli.

Me, all-time topscorer - who would have thought that when I signed for Napoli?

People who aren't in love with Napoli have simply never seen it as I have. And the people who are in love know this love is eternal.

I would move back to Italy, but only to Napoli. I speak with respect for all of the clubs I played for, but all of my family and those who know me already know that this is where I left part of my heart.

When I first arrived at Napoli, I was the ball boy, which meant that I got to watch as the legends trained. Then, once I joined the youth team as a young teenager, I was a midfielder just like Tardelli.

Napoli have given me so much. After the initial scepticism, their fans appreciated me. I would like to give them a trophy back.

In Napoli, they trust me.