Agent: Witsel 'likes Napoli'

By Football Italia staff

Axel Witsel “likes Naples and Napoli,” assured his representative. “After four years at Zenit he wants to play somewhere hot.”

The Belgium international midfielder has been linked with numerous clubs this summer, including Everton, Juventus, Tottenham, Roma, Stoke City, Inter and Milan.

“I’ve heard a lot of things about Witsel recently, but few people know the truth. We aren’t interested in running around denying every rumour, as silence is worth a thousand words,” Universal Group chief of communications Emanuele Cammaroto told NapoliMagazine.com.

Witsel has several representatives in different countries working to find him a new club and Universal Group are based in Italy.

“Many Napoli fans are asking us about Witsel, so I can tell people one thing: Axel likes Naples and Napoli. For him it’s the team of Diego Armando Maradona.

“He is a good lad who, unlike others, would have no prejudice against the city, in fact he considers it beautiful. He wants to play in the Champions League and after four years in Russia with Zenit he’d like to play somewhere hot. I think you can work out where it’s sunny and where it isn’t.

“Witsel’s father is his agent and the only intermediary authorised in Italy is Riccardo Napolitano, general manager of the Universal Group along with Francesco Marseglia. They go way back with (Napoli director of sport Cristiano) Giuntoli.

“These are important moments for Witsel and we’ll see what happens over the next few days. The fans should stay calm and have faith, President Aurelio De Laurentiis and Giuntoli are working day and night for them.”

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