The truth is that as fans we don't want to accept that the strongest defender in the world leaves our team. It is the thought that winds in most Naples supporters when it comes to Kalidou Koulibaly. After the umpteenth season at a stratospheric level, the Senegalese defender continues to attract top-class European clubs and he, at 28, is in full football maturity, although he says he wants to stay in the shadow of Vesuvius for at least another year.

ADL - Aurelio de Laurentiis has always been careful to collect as much as possible from all transfers, and in front of an enormous figure he is ready to sit at the table even if he declares Koulibaly as an incedibile and principal pivot of the new season by Carlo Ancelotti. From Lavezzi to Cavani, from Higuain to Jorginho, Napoli's prized prices have always been sold at exorbitant prices, often more than their real value, and replaced by top-level players. If we add that then Manchester City is part of another league and is not directly competing this may be a further indication of ADL's inclination to sell.

CROSSROADS - Napoli as a company wants to aim at finally winning something more important than the Italian Cup or can you sail in high areas of the standings but with a healthy budget without winning anything? The demand of the professionals is legitimate, that of the fans is sacrosanct. For sure the relationship between ADL and the Neapolitan supporters has never been idyllic, the visceral love of the blue cheers goes badly with the entrepreneurial mentality (and that's it) of the company that in order to maintain a clean budget would remain for life navigating between the second and third place.