NAPLES - From the call of De Laurentiis to the great relationship with Sarri and Ancelotti, from the discoveries of the market (Schick and Lasagna) to some regrets (Tolisso above all): the sporting director of Napoli, Cristiano Giuntoli, speaks openly to the microphones of Sky Sport 24 between the ranks and the future projects.

"DELA LIKE A FATHER" - For Giuntoli, football is a passion born from an early age: "My family wanted me to be a doctor or architect, but I only saw football, I did not have great skills as a player, but I did not reach the maximum in Serie C At the age of 24 I was already saying that my great aspiration was to be a sports manager. " Said, done: years of apprenticeship at the Carpi, then the great call of De Laurentiis: "When he called me to offer me the job I did not understand anything anymore - he admits - Aurelio really has a special eye for me and treats me like a son, he welcomed me into his family, a wonderful family, with me he was never arrogant, he never raised his voice.I remember the first phone call he made me, I was going to see a Serie B Playoff game a year that was won, De Laurentiis was with the ad of Naples, Andrea Chiavelli and it is he who asked me for a meeting, but I thought he could interest some of my footballer I had commitments and I told him if we could meet the following week, but they were in a hurry and asked me for a meeting the next morning, so I asked him what the reason was: they told me that they wanted to talk about Naples because they were interested in me, at which point I did not understand anything and clearly said Yup".

SARRI AND ANCELOTTI - Giuntoli in a few years was lucky enough to work with two great coaches such as Sarri and Ancelotti: "Maurizio wanted to take him to Carpi, but there was no agreement with his collaborators. , we discussed different issues and told me: I do not come, but you will arrive in Serie A. Then we found ourselves in Naples ". Someone says that Sarri wanted to take him with him to Chelsea: "We often talk to him and he certainly needs a person of trust that serves as a buffer with the property and with the locker room, but as I think it is for all coaches. as a man, because he is an extraordinary person, now I am fortunate to work with Ancelotti, who is giving me great love and satisfaction, so surely Sarri does not lack me as a coach, but as a man, we are a great couple with Carlo. and for this he won, he gave me so much, but not only to me, to the team, too. "I did not believe it, honestly.I did not think that a coach of that level could accept Naples with This enthusiasm, on the other hand, has fully embraced the cause, the city is very well in Naples, it has become very well inserted in our context, it has helped us and will help us to grow ".

RENEW NEAR - From the coaches to the players. Giuntoli unveils that he discovered Patrik Schick: "A game that seemed between bachelors and married in a small pitch in the suburbs of Slovakian Serie B. I saw this boy and ran to wake up my right arm Giuseppe Pompilio, it was three o'clock in the morning. look I saw a really strong player ". Similar to Lasagna: "I looked at it in my cell phone and I saw that it came out of the video as fast as it was, and I immediately got a feeling and the next day I signed the contract." An anecdote about Milik: "From Ajax to Naples I was afraid he might have a backlash and then yes, I confirm, I took him to Capri to convince him". There is also room for missed shots: "The biggest regret? Maybe Tolisso, that we had closed and we were waiting for the visits, then Lyon managed to win the preliminaries and go to the Champions League and the boy, at the last, he decided to stay in France ".

And on Ronaldo: "We have excellent relations with Jorge Mendes, we were proposed, but for us it was a bit out of reach". On the future, which will still be blue: "Renewal, we are very close, I am happy to stay, I am very well in Naples and with the property, the same is true for the coach. Juventus Challenge: "At the moment it is the strongest team in Europe, it's a dream to put it behind it, it's very difficult, but we have to and we want to believe it". Last stop on Cavani, which apparently will not return: "It's very strong, but I do not believe that certain names are consistent with our philosophy".