Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has used Arsenal and their stadium as a means to take a swipe at Italian authorities.

Calcio Finanza cover the Napoli president’s comments today. He’s been speaking at the Football Business Forum this week.

The focus has very much been on stadiums in Italian football this week. AC Milan and Inter Milan have taken a major step to replacing the iconic San Siro. They’ve bought the stadium, paving the way for it to be knocked down and replaced by a new stadium in the coming years.

Napoli are also keen to build a new stadium in the next few years. The famous Diego Armando Maradona stadium is seen as a ‘most painful knot’ by the Italian club.

De Laurentiis would like to build a new stadium as the current one would require significant upgrades to meet UEFA standards for tournaments like Euro 2032. There is also a feeling at Napoli that it does not support the club enough financially.

“As happened with Arsenal…”

London , England – February 2nd 2025
The Old Highbury Stadium , the home of Arsenal FC , London

They are looking around Europe at some of the modern stadiums bringing in...