Napoli have released a statement denouncing the explosive assertions made by their former player Jonathan de Guzman regarding his treatment at the club during a three-year spell between 2014 and 2017.
The 31-year-old, who had played for Feyenoord, Villarreal and Swansea among others before his move to Naples in July 2014, made several damning accusations aimed at the club in an in-depth interview with de Volkskrant.
After a bright start in Italy following a successful World Cup in Brazil, De Guzman alleges that he found a slight lump in his lower stomach in March 2015 and went straight to the club's doctor, Alfonso De Nicola.