{"id":3544,"date":"2026-02-04T13:52:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/?p=3544"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:52:05","slug":"galatasarays-noa-lang-opens-up-about-napoli-exit-on-dutch-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/?p=3544","title":{"rendered":"Galatasaray&#8217;s Noa Lang opens up about Napoli exit on Dutch TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"penci-post-countview-number-check\" style=\"display:none\">1<\/i><\/p>\n<p>After a torrid six months in Italy, Galatasaray new boy Noa Lang recently went into detail about his Napoli departure. <\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_page_title - under_page_title --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_page_title - under_page_title --><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ESPN on Dutch TV, the 26-year-old explained his time on the fringes, regrouping on loan in Turkey, and how a relationship with Antonio Conte never blossomed.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMy transfer to Galatasaray speaks for itself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI never really got along with the coach. I know many in Holland think it\u2019s my fault, but sooner or later the truth will come out.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>While that much is true, the man with 15 Oranje caps reiterated his respect for the club he\u2019s still under contract with. <em>\u201cI\u2019m a Napoli player, and I have great respect for the club. I\u2019ve had an excellent relationship with almost everyone at the club.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to leave after six months, (but) when Galatasaray\u2019s offer came in, I thought about it for a long time. They\u2019re a great club, but initially I was thinking about staying.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although Lang\u2019s time with the Azzurri saw just a single goal and two assists in 27 appearances, he believes these don\u2019t tell the whole story.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNine out of ten people at Napoli didn\u2019t want me to leave. I was well integrated into the group, I trained well every day. During the minutes I played, people talked badly about me. But I didn\u2019t agree. Given the style of play we adopted, I think I did well.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now, with his eyes on the bigger international picture, Lang looks to refresh his season in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA player needs to feel like he\u2019s being treated fairly. I didn\u2019t get that feeling at Napoli. The World Cup is in the summer. I couldn\u2019t afford to take any risks. That\u2019s also why I chose Galatasaray.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_mid_content - mid_content --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_mid_content - mid_content --><\/p>\n<p>GIFN\u00a0|\u00a0Max Bradfield<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsitaly.com\/2026\/galatasarays-noa-lang-opens-up-about-napoli-exit-on-dutch-tv\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 After a torrid six months in Italy, Galatasaray new boy Noa Lang recently went into detail about his Napoli departure. Speaking to ESPN on Dutch TV, the 26-year-old explained his time on the fringes, regrouping on loan in Turkey, and how a relationship with Antonio Conte never blossomed. \u201cMy transfer to Galatasaray speaks for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3544","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-giocatori-italiani-allestero"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}