Rafael Benitez is eager to bring Napoli appear more competitive next season . Then he took the management of a large shop in the transfer market to strengthen the team .
Last summer pretty much shopped Napoli players like Gonzalo Higuain , Dries Mertens , Jose Callejon , Raul Albiol , Pepe Reina , and add more Jorginho in the January transfer window . The result they " only " could finish in third place in Serie A , behind Juventus and AS Roma .
But Il Partenopei able to excel in competition with the Coppa Italia champion after beating Fiorentina 3-1 in the final .
Napoli appearances this season already makes Benitez satisfied , although on the one hand the Spaniard was disappointed that his team had stuck a step in the group phase of the Champions League this season , and only up to the last 16 of the Europa League .
So that Benitez felt that Napoli need to bring in more quality players for the sake of reinforcing the squad to face the three competitions at once .
" We realized that we had to be better and thrive , " said Benitez told Football Italia .
" We know that we need to strengthen , especially in the defense sector and that is what we are doing , " he continued .
" Next season we want to have a strong and competitive team throughout the tournament , both domestic and European . "
" My first season ? Obviously everything is positive . I am satisfied with the way the team play a more attacking and with new thinking within the players , in just one season , " he concluded .
Last summer pretty much shopped Napoli players like Gonzalo Higuain , Dries Mertens , Jose Callejon , Raul Albiol , Pepe Reina , and add more Jorginho in the January transfer window . The result they " only " could finish in third place in Serie A , behind Juventus and AS Roma .
But Il Partenopei able to excel in competition with the Coppa Italia champion after beating Fiorentina 3-1 in the final .
Napoli appearances this season already makes Benitez satisfied , although on the one hand the Spaniard was disappointed that his team had stuck a step in the group phase of the Champions League this season , and only up to the last 16 of the Europa League .
So that Benitez felt that Napoli need to bring in more quality players for the sake of reinforcing the squad to face the three competitions at once .
" We realized that we had to be better and thrive , " said Benitez told Football Italia .
" We know that we need to strengthen , especially in the defense sector and that is what we are doing , " he continued .
" Next season we want to have a strong and competitive team throughout the tournament , both domestic and European . "
" My first season ? Obviously everything is positive . I am satisfied with the way the team play a more attacking and with new thinking within the players , in just one season , " he concluded .
