Italian champions Napoli are one of four Serie A teams scheduled to play in the revamped Super Cup in the Gulf state in January, alongside Lazio, Inter Milan and Fiorentina.
Italian media had reported that Napoli and Fiorentina were set to boycott the tournament but De Laurentiis said he just wanted it brought back to Italy over fears a trip to Saudi could be dangerous.
“How can you even think of putting 120 players who are worth what they are worth on a plane? All that just to earn a few million more? Let’s just do it at the Stadio Olimpico .“It’s not that I want to boycott it. I only asked that we have a think about it .” This term it will feature last season’s top two in Serie A and the two Italian Cup finalists, in a similar change to the one made to the Spanish Super Cup.