Marek Hamsik: Last News

Daily Mail last year when putting forward proposals to revolutionise European football. However, that does not mean that De Laurentiis has always been complimentary of the country and its people. In fact – you’ll be surprised to hear – he’s actually said some extremely bizarre comments about them.

Don't wait around for updates - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Marek Hamsik is a player that's been around the block.Football has taken this 33-year-old, best known for his 12-year spell at Napoli, right around the world, while has become a legend in his native Slovakia.It didn't take long for those in Italy to poach him from Slovan Bratislava, arguably the best club in Slovakia before an impressive spell at Brescia earned Hamsik that move to Napoli.As his career winds down, he spent two years in China no doubt raking in the cash under Rafa Benitez at Dalian Professional, before earlier this year joining Swedish outfit IFK Goteborg for a brief period.Now set for a two-year stint in Turkey with Trabzonspor, the

European Championships, largely thanks to an audacious penalty from Antonin Panenka - who has since lent his name to the technique.The good times, however, didn't roll; since Slovakia became an independent nation they have only qualified for one Euros, the 2016 edition. Marek Hamsik and Martin Skrtel remain the only household names the country has produced - but neither of them could command a transfer fee like Stanislav Lobotka.Lobotka struck gold on the pitch when he moved to Napoli, and he's struck gold off it too.

Napoli forward Dries Mertens is interested in a move to Chelsea this summer, according to reports.

Chelsea are to step up their transfer interest in Napoli striker Dries Mertens, with Olivier Giroud also set to stay at Stamford Bridge.