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• De Laurentiis: I'll have to sell Koulibaly one day

  Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis admitted there will be a time when he will have to sell star defender Kalidou Koulibaly.

  Koulibaly has established himself as one of the best and most in-demand defenders in the world since joining Napoli from Genk in 2014.

  The 28-year-old Senegal international was heavily linked to Manchester United before the Premier League giants signed Harry Maguire in a world-record transfer prior to the transfer window closing.

  Koulibaly continues to be linked to United and when asked about Napoli's centre-back, De Laurentiis told Sky Sport Italia: "I loved Koulibaly the man so I refused €105million, but a time will come when I'll have to sell him. Whoever says we didn't improve our defence is wrong."

  Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz is also attracting plenty of interest amid links to LaLiga pair Barcelona and Real Madrid.

  Fabian swapped Real Betis for Napoli in a €30m deal in 2018-19 and the Spaniard has starred in Serie A.

  "Fabian's always been a top player," De Laurentiis said. "If I convince myself to pay a stranger €30m, I do it for a reason and now I know why.

  "It's one thing to play for your country and another to do it for a team who play every three days. We found Fabian, but we'll find more like him. The door's always open. I don't get attached to players."

  The futures of Dries Mertens and Jose Callejon are also uncertain, with the Napoli duo linked with moves to the Chinese Super League.

  "I'm absolutely not prepared to make a major effort for them," De Laurentiis added. "Each player has a value, depending on where they play, how they play, how old they are and what they do.

  "If they want to sell themselves out in China, overpaid to live a life of s*** for two or three years, it's their problem. I can't consider China to be competitive. China's far away. If they consider it to be close, it's their problem.

  "In life, you have to choose whether to be happy and find a job you enjoy doing or work just for money. For me, money is a means and not an end; if it's an end for them then they should go to China."

  De Laurentiis also said Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne must "change his attitude" as he threw his support behind head coach Carlo Ancelotti.

  Amid reports of a tense relationship between Insigne and Ancelotti, De Laurentiis added: "I didn't fight with Ancelotti, he can stay here for another 10 years. In cinema, my relationships, like my one with [director Carlo] Verdone, last a long time.

  "Insigne's an excellent sportsman, but he must stay calm, change his attitude and lay off certain things. He's always had an attitude of discomfort in Naples. I understand him, I protect him and I like him a lot, but he's always found his situation in Naples to be uncomfortable. Therefore, I just want to say that he needs to calm down and become a more peaceful person, but that's his problem. Neither [agent Mino] Raiola nor Ancelotti can resolve that.

  "He's a great player and he can be in good form or bad form. If he's less so, it's up to the coach not to play him. Insigne can't come out cracking jokes or with an 'almost' defiant attitude. The coach is a family man, 60 years old, and won't tell you to get lost because he's three times your age."

• Italian federation chief says VAR could tackle racism

  VAR technology could be used to weed out racists during matches, the head of Italy's football federation has proposed.

  President Gabriele Gravina said the federation [FIGC] would look for support from authorities to improve video technology with a view to pinpointing offenders.

  The VAR – or Video Assistant Referee – system has become a major component of modern football, but only in helping referees reach correct decisions on the pitch.

  According to Gravina, the same equipment could be deployed to closely monitor the stands at matches.

  Although closed circuit television is already often in use to observe behaviour of fans, Gravina appeared to indicate a higher grade of kit should be used.

  He said, speaking to Sky Sport24: "If it is one, two or 10 people – action must be taken. Companies today can identify those responsible through technology. We have an experiment in mind that should give great results and we will talk about that soon.

  "I have no intention – and nor does the world of football – to let down my guard. It astonishes me that some chants are sometimes heard and other times not: we need to understand the reasons, this isn't normal.

  "We will use VAR against the 'buu' [the noise regarded as racist in Italy]."

  Gravina suggested Bulgarian Football Union [BFU] chief Borislav Mihaylov may have been treated harshly after he resigned in the wake of Monday's match against England in Sofia, where several home fans aimed racist abuse at visiting players and some were seen making Nazi salutes.

  Mihaylov stepped down on Tuesday after being told he must go by the Bulgarian prime minister, with the government threatening to pull funding from the BFU.

  Gravina also said any perception of Italy as "the country of the maximum concentration of racial discrimination" had been disproved.

  Instead, Gravina said: "It is a widespread phenomenon, to be condemned powerfully and throughout the continent."

  He called on government authorities to collaborate with sporting bodies to fight racism, and said "improving the technological aspect" of battling the problem should be a priority, with support from police and political allies.

  "We can win the battle if we are united and focused on a common goal – removing these people from our competition," Gravina added.

• Naps strengthens title-defence campaign as Presentation slips

  Naparima College, with three games to go in their Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division title defence campaign have tightened their grip at the top of the table after Wednesday’s round of games.

  Beginning the day with a four-point lead over Presentation College, Naparima did themselves a big favour with the 5-0 thrashing of Carapichaima East Secondary on Wednesday.

  The result pushed Naps to 29 points from 11 games, six ahead of St Anthony’s College, who were comfortable 2-0 winners over Pleasantville Secondary.

  That result helped St Anthony’s jump from third to second and may have put Presentation under pressure after their game against Queen’s Royal College was not played.

  Presentation just needs to win their remaining games to keep pressure on Naps and to stave off St Anthony’s, who, while a point ahead,have a game in hand and could perceivably regain their second-place position. Without a mistake from the leaders, Presentation can finish at best, one point off the leaders.

  Carapichaima are still fourth despite the heavy defeat with their 19 points, giving them one point more than fifth place East Mucurapo, who were clipped 1-0 by Trinity College East.

  In other games played on Wednesday, San Juan North Secondary were 4-2 winners over Malick Secondary and Trinity College Moka were slammed 4-nil by St Benedict’s College.

  Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+-	Pts
  1	Naparima College	11	9	2	0	30	10	20	29
  2	St Anthony's College	10	7	2	1	31	10	21	23
  3	Presentation College	9	7	1	1	25	6	19	22
  4	Carapichaima East Secondary	10	5	4	1	16	14	2	19
  5	East Mucurapo Secondary	10	5	3	2	18	9	9	18
  6	Queen's Royal College	9	5	1	3	18	20	-2	16
  7	San Juan North Secondary	10	4	2	4	23	9	14	14
  8	St Augustine Secondary	10	3	4	3	25	18	7	13
  9	Trinity College East	9	3	2	4	13	16	-3	11
  10	Pleasantville Secondary	10	3	1	6	12	16	-4	10
  11	St Benedict's College	10	3	1	6	12	19	-7	10
  12	Speyside Secondary	10	2	2	6	13	31	-18	8
  13	Malick Secondary	10	2	1	7	15	22	-7	7
  14	Trinity College Moka	10	1	1	8	11	33	-22	4
  15	St Mary's College	10	1	1	8	5	34	-29	4