Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech said on Saturday that he had turned down an offer from Napoli, even though the Gunners have signed German stopper Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen.

Carlo Ancelotti has reached agreement to take over as Napoli coach ending Maurizio Sarri's three-year reign at the Serie A club, according to reports in Italy on Wednesday.

Napoli skipper Marek Hamsik insists his side are still in the Serie A title race as they battle to avoid falling seven points behind Juventus before the international break.

Serie A leaders Napoli face a tough test of their title hopes when they host bruised Lazio this weekend, while Juventus travel to Florence ready to pounce before they play Tottenham in the Champions League.

Manchester City conceded two penalties one that was squandered, one that was scored as they edged Napoli 2-1 on Tuesday to tighten their grip on Champions League Group F.

Napoli took sole possession of top spot in Serie A on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Cagliari as champions Juventus's winning run stalled 2-2 at Atalanta.

Marek Hamsik moved closer to Diego Maradona's record as Napoli continued their perfect Serie A run this season with a 3-0 win over Cagliari on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola has warned Manchester City to be wary of Napoli in the Champions League group stage, describing them as one of the three best footballing sides in Europe.

Napoli took a big step towards the Champions League group stage with a 2-0 win over outclassed nine-man Nice in their play-off, first-leg in Italy on Wednesday.

Arkaduisz Milik struck his third Champions League goal and Dries Mertens hit a brace as Napoli underlined their last 16 credentials with a 4-2 win against Benfica on Wednesday.

Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik was thrilled to reach 100 goals for the club in their 2-0 Serie A victory over Chievo.