Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis admits Lorenzo Insigne has wanted to leave.

The captain is about to sign a new deal with the Azzurri.

But ADL has revealed: “I know that he's a player of Napoli, a Neapolitan.

“He's always shown great attachment to this shirt, but I can't force him to stay. In the past he was attacked for being Neapolitan by some who can't be called fans.

“He's asked to leave several times, four years ago, six years ago and also recently before reaching an agreement with Raiola, he asked me to leave because he didn't feel loved."