Antonio Conte had a night to forget at the Maradona stadium, as Chelsea knocked Napoli out of the Champions League.
Despite such a negative result for his Napoli side, Antonio Conte was rather classy in most of his interviews after the game.
Conte labelled Joao Pedro as an ‘important’ player for his brace that ultimately downed his Napoli side, as well as highlighting the fact that we are world champions.
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Before the game, there had been links between Raheem Sterling and Napoli, but they were put to bed in a transfer sense when the Englishman left the club yesterday.
However, Sterling isn’t the only player that Napoli want who has affiliations to Chelsea.
Napoli interest in signing Tyrique George emerges
Napoli had a whole host of injured players, including Kevin de Bruyne, so you can understand why they may want to strengthen in the final days.
One noticeable thing was the lack of quality in the final third, which supports the fact that they’re on the lookout for attacking reinforcements.
According to an Italian journalist on YouTube (as per Calcio Napoli), Tyrique George is on a list of targets for Napoli.
“Tyrique George is on a list of attacking wingers.”
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Could Tyrique George be another that Chelsea regret letting go?
George has actually impressed in limited minutes this season, recording three goals and one assist in just 11 appearances across all competitions. He’s averaging a goal involvement every 123 minutes.
The fear of another Mohamed Salah or Jamal Musiala situation is real, but it’s what is best at this moment in time for the future of George.
Manchester United have been linked with a surprise move for George, as well as Italian club AS Roma, so whatever next team he decided, he’ll be playing a high standard of football.
With the various options that Liam Rosenior has at his disposal out wide, it was always going to be difficult for George to get enough minutes.
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