Napoli president warns Chelsea about Sarri’s timid approach in the transfer market
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has warned Chelsea of Maurizio Sarri’s inability to make brave decisions in the transfer window. The 69-year-old has warned the Blues that his former manager can be timid when it comes to making transfer decisions.
Chelsea currently sit 4th in the standings and Sarri enjoyed an unbeaten run of 12 games in the Premier League which was eventually ended by Spurs last month. The Blues have been linked with moves for Isco, Christian Pulisic and Edinson Cavani to bolster their attack and a prolific No.9 continues to be Sarri’s top priority in the January transfer window to replace Alvaro Morata.
But after working with him for three years in Naples, De Laurentiis has given an astonishing insight into the 59-year-old former banker’s mindset when it comes to these matters.
“Sarri seemed timid and I discovered he was so dissatisfied with his past [working in finance],” he told Corriere di Mezzogiorno.
“For a Communist to base his profession on the evils of money brought him to suffer from a syndrome of dissatisfaction.
“I found Sarri to be very highly-strung. His wife couldn’t even come to the stadium.
“I used to say to Sarri, who shall we buy? He’d reply that he didn’t want to know anything about it.”
