Source: Daily_Mail
Spurs haven't mad a bid for star man Ezequiel Lavezzi, insist Napoli
Share[LNB]Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has denied receiving an offer from Tottenham for Argentina striker Ezequiel Lavezzi.[LNB]Lavezzi has been linked with a move to the Premier League after a fine season for the Serie A outfit, who finished third to qualify for the Champions League.[LNB] On the ball: Ezequiel Lavezzi vies for the ball with Inter Milan's Tiago Motta[LNB]'Lavezzi? I have never spoken to Tottenham,' De Laurentiis told Italian radio station Radio Marte.[LNB]Looking for new players: Spurs boss Redknapp[LNB]De Laurentiis went on to reassure Napolifans that the club's top stars will not leave this summer despite reports suggesting otherwise.[LNB]Slovakian midfielder Marek Hamsik is a reported target of AC Milan while Napoli's top scorer Edinson Cavani has been tracked by a host of top European clubs.[LNB]'I ask the fans to be calm,' De Laurentiis continued.[LNB]'When the transfer market opens everyone wants to buy but 95% of the time, it's just gossip.[LNB]'Napoli supporters are intelligent and they cannot be taken for a ride by the press. We are growing as a club and we will continue to do so.[LNB]'If someone arrives and wants to buy a player that doesn't want to wear the Azzurri colours, then they will have to bring out their wallet.[LNB]'But I, in seven years, have not received any offers and I am the one that decides.[LNB]'We are not a supermarket, perhaps we are an expensive jewellery shop and as soon as people see the prices, they are scared away.'[LNB]Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is believed to want new striking talent at the club, in a bid to improve on the club's fifth placed Premier League finish next time round.[LNB] They're crazy about Falcao! Arsenal and Spurs in race to sign ?26m striker Spurs steal a march on Arsenal and United in ?10m race for Brazil's DamiaoTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC
