Lavezzi expected back at Napoli training after failing to secure Liverpool move
02 Jul 2009 - 15:28:38
Napoli coach Roberto Donadoni expects unsettled Argentina forward Ezequiel Lavezzi to turn up for pre-season training next week.
Lavezzi's demands for an improved contract were rejected by the Naples outfit and he has been linked with a move to Liverpool this summer.
But, when asked about Lavezzi, Donadoni said: "The club and I think, hope and are convinced that Lavezzi will be in Austria with the team on July 10 (for pre-season training).
"I have no reason to think otherwise. Lavezzi is a good lad, who has understood the situation and I am counting on him for next season."
Last month, Lavezzi's agent claimed Napoli refused to enter negotiations with Liverpool over the possible transfer of the24-year-old to Merseyside. He has also been linked with Manchester City and Chelsea in recent months.
Lavezzi, who joined Napoli from San Lorenzo in summer 2007, scored seven Serie A goals last season.
