The 63-year-old has not always
always spoken kindly of the
Rosario native, branding him a
"cretin" for taking part in
Argentina's underwhelming
2011 Copa America campaign.
However, he has now admitted
that he would love Messi to play
for the San Paolo club.
"My dream is Messi," he told
Gazzetta dello Sport. "He doesn't
even have a tattoo. He's a
footballing dream, and is very
cinematic."
De Laurentiis went on to say that
he is aiming for a top-five finish
in the upcoming Serie A season,
repeating their performance in
the previous campaign.
"I said this last year and will
repeat it: we must finish in the
top five in the league," he
continued. "The problem is that
the quality of our football was so
high that it was hard to win
against a less noble team.
"I don't have a particular goal,
we will try to do our best on
every front..
Finally, the supremo praised
coach Walter Mazzarri for his
vision of football, as well as his
professionalism.
"He is a man with an eye to the
future. A man of few words, but
big values. If I were to start
playing football, I'm sure that
with him, a winner, I would
learn," he concluded.
Napoli beat Juventus 2-0 to claim
the Coppa Italia in May.
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