De Laurentiis: 'Napoli is not for sale'

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis said "Napoli is not for sale" and that due diligence never began on interest from funds represented by investor Matt Rizzetta, Quotidiano Sportivo reported.

De Laurentiis made the comments to Radio Kiss Kiss, Quotidiano Sportivo reported on 22 October 2026.

He said: "Napoli is not for sale."

De Laurentiis said funds represented by Rizzetta were interested in buying the club at a valuation of 2.2 billion euros. They wanted to pay part immediately, upon signing, and another part over three years, he said, but due diligence never began, Quotidiano Sportivo reported.

The photograph above shows the exterior of the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli's home stadium, pictured in 2022, not related to this interview. Credit: Joris, "Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 2022 (1)", Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0.

Sources: Quotidiano Sportivo.