• Champions League

Napoli open to offers for stars

ESPN staff
February 21, 2012
Edinson Cavani has been in scintillating form for Napoli this season © PA Photos
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Ahead of their clash with Chelsea in the Champions League, Napoli have opened the door for summer bids from the Premier League for star names Ezequiel Lavezzi, Edinson Cavani and Marek Hamsik.

The attacking trio have sparked Napoli's bid for Champions League glory, bagging 35 goals between them in all competitions.

Manchester City have felt the force of Cavani, with the forward bagging all three goals in the two games between the two sides.

Chelsea's struggling defence will need their wits about them on Tuesday, and Lavezzi, Cavani and Hamsik could well use the games with the Blues as an audition.

"If they have the money to pay, I am waiting for the offers," Napoli owner Aurelio Di Laurentiis is quoted as saying in the Daily Mirror. "There is never a real price. The price is what the clubs need and what is the hot moment of negotiation.

"They are all fantastic players. We have a lot of fantastic players. I don't expect anything. Thanks to God, I don't need the money from anyone. I am rich enough to survive. But if somebody wants to make an offer, we are here to listen. You never to close the door to anyone because we are polite.

"If someone wants to make an offer, they can make an offer. We can laugh off their offer if we are not satisfied or we can say: 'Let's sit down and discuss this'.

"In life, there is always a price for everything. It is just a question of the right moment and the right people."

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