Football, De Laurentiis: ‘The national teams are wearing our players out, enough is enough’

Rome, 14 November (LaPresse) – “I lend my players out and then they come back injured. Rrahmani came back injured, Anguissa too. We can’t go on like this. We need to reduce the number of teams and matches, avoid constant breaks and concentrate international commitments into a specific period. Players are employees of clubs, and those who pay their salaries should have a say.” This is what the president of Napoli said, as reported by Tuttonapoli, during a telephone call to the Federico II Congress Centre during the special edition of Motore Italia – America’s Cup organised by Milano Finanza. ‘FIGC, UEFA and FIFA are immovable systems, where no one wants to leave their seat. They want to control everything: benches, calendars, revenues. They create too many competitions and the clubs are left with little. With the new Champions League, Serie A will be left with very little,’ he added.