Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis admits they rejected a bid from Juventus for Marek Hamsik.

De Laurentiis is also happy with their deal for former Tottenham defender Vlad Chiriches.

ADL said, “Juventus wanted Hamsik for €25m, I asked them for [Stefano] Sturaro and [Daniele] Rugani and they refused… they got Hernanes instead!

“Chiriches is a good buy, if anything the problem isn't that we couldn't Rugani or Romagnoli, it's that identifying and getting the best central defenders is difficult.

“If you're man-marking, you need a certain type of defender, if not there's a different attitude, and that's why we've struggled."