The announcement came through Aurelio De Laurentiis' usual tweet: "Welcome, Stanislav," wrote the president on his profile. So even Lobotka is officially a Napoli player and he himself has not hidden the emotions for this new adventure that will start. “I'm in seventh heaven, I'm going to a club with great history and great fans. Here people perceive football as a religion, which is quite different from Spain. In addition, Napoli participates in European competitions every year and for this reason I see an important step forward for my career. Lobotka then recounted the emotions experienced during the negotiation. "I found out a few days before the end of 2019, when the first negotiations began. I feared, because it was not easy to find the agreement with Celta Vigo, "admitted the Slovakian midfielder.
FRIEND HAMSIK - The former Napoli captain has been a point of reference in his career. "It is true, Marek is considered a god, not only here, but everywhere. That's why I'm happy to be joining your ex club. For every Slovak who comes to Italy, the combination is always Naples, where Marek was, the player who knew how to make Slovak football an excellence ". Contacts with Hamsik were frequent, Lobotka asked him for various tips on how to introduce himself to the Neapolitans. "We wrote to each other continuously, he gave me a lot of information about the club and the city, I'm really happy to start this new experience," said the former captain of Celta Vigo. "He advised me to be myself. I will have to work hard and prove who I am. We also talked about private life ”.
CHALLENGE WITH SKRINIAR - He will also have the opportunity, Lobotka, to challenge his friend and companion of the Slovak national team, or Skriniar, the defender of Inter. "I can't wait to meet him. It will be something new for me. Skriniar congratulated him for going to a great club and, according to him, I have taken a step forward in my career. " On the objectives, he added: “First of all I will try to conquer a starting position even though I know it will not be easy. There are great players here, so I have to work hard. I will try to surprise. Now, I also have one more motivation, the arrival of my little Linduska ". The player became a dad last Saturday.