Antonio Conte believes Napoli made a mistake by signing nine players in the summer transfer window.

Conte guided Napoli to the Serie A title last season and his squad was significantly strengthened in the summer with nine new arrivals including Kevin De Bruyne, Rasmus Hojlund and Noa Lang.

Napoli currently sit third in Serie A, one point behind leaders AC Milan, after their 1-0 defeat to Torino last weekend.

But in the Champions League, Napoli face a tough task in securing automatic qualification for the knockout phase after they were hammered 6-2 by PSV on Tuesday night.

The defeat leaves Napoli with three points from their first three games, while Conte’s side still have Eintracht Frankfurt, Qarabag, Benfica, FC Copenhagen and Chelsea left to play in the league phase.

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