Reported Liverpool target Ezequiel Lavezzi seems ever more likely to be heading out of Napoli after writing a letter to fans in which he claims to have been treated with "a lack of respect" by the club.
The striker, who is under contract at the Serie A side until 2012, insisted he wants to remain at Napoli despite reported interest from the Reds.
"I'm writing this letter to the fans who have always been close to me," read Lavezzi's letter. "It's a difficult time and I hope that soon the situation will become clearer as much for you as for me."
He added: "The only sure thing is that one day there won't be either Lavezzi or Marino but there will always be this great club and this immense city simply because Napoli does not belong to anyone, it represents the synthesis of the sentiment of their fans' dignity.
"I have to choose between dignity and a lack of respect, because of my loyalty to my upbringing without doubt I choose dignity."
Reports in Italy suggest Lavezzi's representatives met with Manchester United chiefs in Madrid with a view to a move to Old Trafford.
The Argentina forward's agent claims he has an offer on the table from a big club but insists nothing has been decided yet.
"This is not a goodbye letter," Alejandro Mazzoni told Sky Italia. "He was thinking about leaving an explanation for the fans, who are important for him.
"He never said he wanted to leave Napoli.
"There is a very real offer from a team who are playing in the Champions League and where he would earn much more than here."
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BABEL has had his chance...........he's just holding out so he can CASH IN with a FREE TRANSFER!!
BABEL has had his chance...........he's just holding out so he can CASH IN with a FREE TRANSFER!!
let babel stay
what a wonderful chance for liverpool to bring a awesome player that is still young and talented..for y'all information he is technically have a lot of skill with a sublime first touch..such a gifted player
reaalllyyy!!! if anyone important at liverpool readd thiss i agree with everyone that wants villa at liverpool i mean we need world class players to be a world class team and he will be worth every penny just as torres was!!
Villa-Silva-Albiol-Tevez? What are we going to buy them with, magic beans? Live in the real world for God's sake.
who are these two players. never heard of them. the yanks need to forget about a new stadium and buy WORLD CLASS players like villa, silva, and / or tevez as well as another world class centre half, which means carra can play left back and partner agger or skrtel with a top centre back like albiol.
we cant buy more muppets who no-one has heard of and expect to win the prem. get a grip benitez and start bidding NOW.
Lavezzi could be good, but get Villa-Silva-Albiol-Tevez. To win trophies we need class. YNWA forever.
nevermind lavezzi- i wanna see david villa of valencia link up with torres and Gerrard!
what we don't need is rafa buying another three six or seven million quid average players- let's go for class and get the liverpool academy buzzin'- every kid in liverpool should wanna play for liverpool- except the ones who support that other lot!!
Ezequiel Lavezzi should come too liverpool...but we must losse some the players..
Lucas Leiva
Jermaine Pennant
Andriy Voronin
and give Ryan Babel last chances.....
that what i will do....hope we win next Season we have to defende our glory if man united win again we doomed....love liverpool 4 life
Napoli is a club with a lot of supporters....they can afford it. Its definitely not Sunderland
THE FAT SPANISH WAITER WILL END UP BUYING AVERAGE PLAYERS AS ALWAYS AND LIVERPOO WILL STRUGGLE TO TAKE THE FOURTH POSITION NEXT YEAR
he claimed he wasnt moving yesterday. they just signed some boy for 22 million to partner him. How can a club like that aford a 22 mil striker?
teams in italy spend a fortune to keep players in the italian league.
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