French midfielder Maxime Lopez has had three good seasons with Sassuolo, but he’s now hungry to test himself at a bigger club. Having started his career at boyhood team Olympique de Marseille, the 25-year-old believes he’s more suited to a fiery atmosphere – like the one they create at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.Napoli is among clubs interested in signing the $16 million-rated player, who added fuel to the fire. Speaking to Le Media Carre in his homeland, Lopez announced his intention to leave Sassuolo and hinted at the ongoing negotiations to move to Napoli.”I feel very comfortable in Italy, I love this country, I speak Italian, and there are big clubs. I can go to one of these clubs, it would be the best. I also really like a southern club that reminds me a lot of Marseille.”The midfielder was born in Marseille and played for OM between 2016 and 2021. New Napoli boss Rudi Garcia, who managed Lopez at Stade Velodrome, wants the Frenchman to join him in the new adventure by acting as an alternative to Diego Demme and Stanislav Lobotka. Прикажи ову објаву у апликацији Instagram Објава коју дели Max Lopez (@maxlop10) The way Lopez spoke to the French reporters shows that he’ll change clubs soon. As things stand, the move to Naples is the most realistic, although he wouldn’t say no to another former coach Roberto De Zerbi – who brought him to Sassuolo in the first place.”I did three seasons at Sassuolo, which is a great club. I’ve already talked to them about my future. I thanked them because, in a certain sense, they relaunched me, and they also allowed me to prove myself, but I think the time has come to go and aim higher. There is also the Premier League, and I know that if De Zerbi calls me for Brighton, we could discuss it seriously.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7347240##On the other hand, going back to his hometown club doesn’t seem like a worthwhile decision.”The return to Marseille? I’ve thought about it several times, I’d like to return but you don’t have to come back just to come back. I keep wondering if it’s a good idea.” Napoli is already starting a dialogue with Sassuolo on a figure between $11 million and $15 million.
