The Scudetto on their chest and their minds focused on the future: Napoli, the champions of Italy, are already on their second day of training in Dimaro in preparation for the 2025/2026 season.
Today, the floor goes to Antonio Conte, who will hold a press conference at 15:30: the coach is ready to officially kick off the second act of his story with the Azzurri.
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ANTONIO CONTE'S PRESS CONFERENCE
You've already made 5 signings in Dimaro to work with you from day one. You once said 'I would like to start in pole position for once', do you feel in pole position this time?
"When I spoke about having a well-tested team… I hope that happens. We have to think about ourselves, what we are, what we also want to become. We started a new project with the president and the club last year, starting from very limited bases. We started from a tenth place and the goal in three years is to create solid foundations to last over time. It happened in the past with other clubs, I am a builder and I hope to do it also with Napoli. We achieved an incredible goal in the first year because it was not foreseen for many reasons, for structure and preparation, yet we managed, but let's not forget that for me nothing changes. The work of reconstruction, inserting new pieces to give solid foundations, the club knows it well, we all agree in saying that the journey continues, but it continues with a Scudetto on the chest that is nice to see, it is part of the history".
How did you find De Bruyne? Does he represent a further step of growth?
"We all hope so, saying it today on the second day is difficult, at the end of the year we will see what impact he will have had. We are talking about a player who needs no introduction, we wanted to raise the quality of the squad and with him we certainly raise the quality. We are talking about one of the midfielders who for many years has been among the strongest in the world, he has won everything, now he comes to us for a new challenge and certainly for him it is different from City but he has settled well into reality and we are happy to have him with us. In a process of reconstruction, to restructure the team he is already established, he is not like those who are arriving that we consider good, but still young who will be here for many years, continue to improve and I will have to be good at improving those who will arrive. There is a lot of work to do, but we are ready".
What do the new signings bring?
"They are different situations, De Bruyne is a player who has already reached very high levels, he still has a lot to give to football and he has made this choice because he wants to challenge himself and have an experience in our country. It's not like when I was playing, but it's always a pleasure to play here. He is already established, the others have value, they come at a different age and to try to structure Napoli not only for the present, but also for the future. We give them time to settle in, it will take a bit of time and we are convinced that the path taken is to give a solid structure even when I will leave in 5, 7, 10 years I don't know, but whoever will come will find a structure that will still work and it is the most beautiful thing for Napoli and for the fans".
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