Kvaratskhelia away from Napoli, Antonio Conte confirms

Count’s words

Antonio Conte spoke in a press conference about the increasingly likely farewell of Kvaratskhelia to Napoli: "I do not like to tell lies. We are talking about an important footballer and that this summer when I spoke with the president I asked for as a technical certainty. I demanded that some players be confirmed and Khvicha was one of them, considering that the player's intention was to be sold and he was not the only one. Six months ago, the work I had to do è was to try to convince players who were crucial to me to stay, but so many wanted to go other ways. Today they are happy to stay and espouse this project".

"Kvaratskhelia asked to be transferred, the player confirmed this situation to me. I feel great disappointment after spending six months trying to make him feel that he is at the center of the project, instead we are at square one. I am disappointed because I wasn&#39t so incisive in convincing the parties to move forward together and now I have to take a step back, I can&#39t keep with chains those who don&#39t want to stay. I have already done that this summer. The situation will be resolved by the club, the player and his entourage. I do not veto his transfer now, I did it this summer because I thought I could convince the boy of the project, but I did not succeed. Khvicha will not è available against Verona.

"How likely is the repair market to affect Napoli’s path? This month for coaches è terrible becauseé so many players think they have a suitcase in hand and keeping them focused is è never easy. We must not get distracted, we must face this month and I have confidence in this group of players".

" I say goodbye to Caprile and Folorunsho who asked to leave to play, but we have already found replacements who we think are up to it. I can't wait for January to end because the January market creates problems. Now we think about Verona because I expect a tough game, in the first leg they scored three goals against us and it will be a physical game that must see us focused. I hope the fans as always will give us a big hand, we have to start the return leg at our best", he concluded.