The president of Napoli reveals the reason why Arsenal beat them at the signing of Nicolas Pepe

Napoli's president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, claimed that Arsenal was offering more than four times what he could to sign Nicolas Pepe.

Arsenal closed the deal with a £ 72 million club last week after defeating the Italian club. The president of Napoli said he could not compete with the money offered to players and his Gunners agents.

"Beyond James, Lozano and Icardi, we are also evaluating other names, I have proposed a blue figure to Pepe, but we have not managed to find it," said leader of the Serie A club, quoted by Spazio Napoli.

"You see, real football is settled in England." With the return of Ancelotti, Conte and Sarri this year, we are stronger, but it takes time to come back in force. "

Arsenal has charged 5 times the amount charged to Naples and therefore could have afforded more than us. Patience means that we will find more grandfathers.

Unai Emery hopes the addition of Pepe will help make the most of strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. The Ivorians were on the list of clubs this summer, but Arsenal took the advantage over rivals by accepting a number with Lille, a commission that will be paid in the coming seasons.

De Laurentiis explained how difficult it is to operate in today's transfer market.

"When you approach a certain type of player and your interlocutor is aware that you want to buy, the game becomes difficult," he added.

"Everyone tries to make their own interest, then there are the wishes of the players and families to understand.When you buy a player, you also buy a part of his family, his life and his habits. It is not easy to make them change for those who have lived in another context.

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"In all the negotiations, there is a point of rupture and a point of reconciliation … Changing the lives of privileged children is not easy, it takes patience."