Today’s edition of “Il Corriere dello Sport” took stock of the situation at Napoli, focusing on the topic of coaching.
CorSport- Napoli, De Laurentiis has Gasperini available…
Now De Laurentiis thinks that the future can still pass through the aggressive and spectacular football of Gasperini, advocate of the three-man defense and the man-oriented zone: the fact, however, is that we have to wait a little longer, considering that the Goddess they are in the semi-final of the Europa League (today the return match against OM), in the final of the Italian Cup (Wednesday against Juve) and fighting for a Champions League place in the championship. Calmness and coolness: there is respective openness. Ultimately, and certainly not for importance or value, there is Antonio Conte: the independent variable. The relationship with ADL is solid, there is respect and friendship, and in October there was a super offer to take over from Garcia in the race. Declined: he preferred not to jump on a moving train but to participate in defining the route. Conte is free and wants to return after a year’s break, but they must align their respective needs and projects. Not a simple operation.
The caliber of targets that have gradually emerged in this first phase is already notable: from the new jewel of Ukrainian football, 21 years old, Georgiy Sudakov, to the captain and defender of Toro, Alessandro Buongiorno, 24 years old and the prospect of the European Championship with the national team. Both combine perfectly with the concept of ambition, but both have ended up in the sights of the Premier League and their respective clubs are rubbing their hands: Shakhtar has announced that 50 million is not enough for Sudakov; Turin increased the value of the centre-back up to 45 million, despite a super offer from Napoli of 35 plus 5 bonuses. And again: Jonathan David (24), Santiago Gimenez (23) and Artem Dovbyk (26) are boxers who shine in Ligue 1, the Eredivisie and La Liga, but they are also centre-forwards chased by all those who are hungry for goals.
Carlo Gioia
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