Luciano Spalletti he was evidently a good prophet. The switch from champion to hybrid perhaps he had imagined it. Reason why it’s better to get away. Of course he wouldn’t confess it even under torture. And it’s right there on the command deck that De Laurentiis has not yet identified the helmsman of the future. Vincenzo Italiano is on pole. Ciccio Calzona will not stay, to avoid unforeseen circumstances. His Napoli, with 5 rounds to go, he is eighth in the standings. For the first time in 14 consecutive years he could find himself out of everything. At the moment he is also out of the Conference where the competition is so small that it wouldn’t even take a team to win it. That’s exactly the point.
Football, posters from Neapolitan fans against De Laurentiis and the team: “We ask for respect”
What will be the size of the Azzurri next season? Napoli will lose their piece of 90, or rather 130 million euros, that is Victor Osimhen. By filling his wallet, Dela could focus on 3 excellent players. The sale of the Nigerian is inevitable. Since they don’t land in Europe, they don’t even get UEFA money. And what’s more, a little treasure should be added to refine the roster in the substitutions. And so the casting started a few weeks ago without, however, Manna, the sporting director who will probably take office in the summer moving closer from Turin to his Cilento, and without the technician. Zielinski will also leave after 8 seasons, managing Inter. In short, we are navigating by sight but the feeling from Castel Volturno is that we will aim to set up a team oriented towards Europe but with a few too many reservations. The “new generation” program has also been scaled back: no longer always and only young people capable of creating capital gains but some 26-27 year olds who are more constant in their performance are welcome.
Jonathan David, 25 years old in January, vice-top scorer in Ligue 1 with 16 goals
With this in mind Jonathan David, 25 years old in January, he is no longer a child. Sixteen goals in Ligue 1 to date, second in the top scorers behind Monsieur Mbappé. From Lille, not a top club, he could arrive for 45-50 million euros by signing a five-year contract: 3 million per season for him. Sudakov, 21 years old from Shakhtar, is liked in the midfield, but the Ukrainian club has placed a 100 million euro “bounty”. CEO Palkin: «Napoli could have signed him in January for 50 but Dela offered me just 40». The most credible shot is certainly in defense. David Hancko, 27 year old left-handed Slovakian, would remove Juan Jesus and Nathan. He would play 3 or 4 in defence. From Rotterdam they want 30 million euros.
Napoli players on their knees to say no to racism before the match against Atalanta
And there’s the championship, until proven otherwise. Debt collection starts on Saturday from Empoli (6pm) without Rrahmani and Mario Rui disqualified. Kvara suffered from gastroenteritis but will be there. Olivera continues to train separately. Mazzocchi returns, the only candidate on the left. After the Tuscans, the matches against Roma, Bologna and Lecce at home and with Udinese and Fiorentina away will confirm the post-scudetto position. Skepticism invades the city even if more than someone claims that that third scudetto could also be worth 3 years of anonymity…
