Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis admits he was left unhappy with the departure of Juventus sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli.

Giuntoli quit Napoli for Juve at the end of last season.

De Laurentiis said at a function on Thursday: “Giuntoli had been halfway out the door for six months, continuing to repeat: Will you send me to Juventus?

"I asked what is this, suddenly you have become a Juve fan? Here we always considered Juve to be our number one sporting enemy!

"A sporting director must have the culture of humility and hard work, and he did have that."