Sent to Castel Volturno
De LaurentiisThis time, he doesn’t let go. Wants Antonio Conte, has broken through all hesitation, is pressing the Lecce coach. He wants to try to convince him to accept the blue bench. Which is not easy, because in recent hours the race for the former Juventus and Inter players has heated up which, as one might imagine, everyone wants.
In Italy there is now also the Milan that he is trying to sign him and that he will see his agents between today and tomorrow. But the guru put Napoli on top of everything because he knows well that De Laurentiis has been chasing him for a long time: the approaches of October and January were rejected with great grace by Conte with that promise that was not just a banal excuse : «we’ll talk about it again at the end of the championship».
And so De Laurentiis, who resumed telephone contact a few hours ago after a long silence, will meet Conte in person to understand if the conditions exist to close. And quickly. The collapses of the last Sundays have pushed the Italian boss to change strategy, because now we need a manager who will inspire, a move that will shake up everything and everyone: the disappointment of the environment and the problems to be solved push Conte to try at all costs to say yes at Napoli. Without paying much attention to issues related to engagement. Also because the financial demands are much lower than in recent times: Conte asks for between 4-5 million euros per season, obviously plus prizes linked to results and image rights for himself. There are many other issues on the table, those linked to the technical project: you don’t hire someone like Conte just with promises, nice words and so on. The Lecce native wants a certain carte blanche in technical management. As well as in market. And in any case, 5 million (net) salary would be a record for a Napoli coach. But a club that has liquidity of around 180 million euros cannot pay attention to savings: and De Laurentiis does not intend to do so. Pioli, Gasperini and Italiano they’re in a corner: if they want to wait, fine. There is nothing left for him to do while waiting for the negotiations between Conte and De Laurentiis to conclude. For a change, however, De Laurentiis is, in any case, ready for the turning point: why beware of neglecting the Gasperini hypothesis. AtAtalantaTo tell the truth, on the eve of the two finals of the Italian Cup and the Europa League, we didn’t like the public compliments from the Italian patron. But they know well that there have been approaches, a survey from Napoli to understand if Gasp would be available. And Gasperini said that he wants to think about it.
The slopes
And in the background, like a low and constant note, the desire to rely on Stefano Pioli. Behind it is the push of the CEO Chiavelli, the accounts man, who tries to find the right solution between relaunch ambitions and accounts in order. Pioli must free himself from Milan from whom he will ask for severance pay. If he has it, he will be released. Otherwise he will enjoy a year of unemployment with a salary of 4 million euros. Without doing anything. Last year, Chiavelli attempted the Nagelsmann coup who however declined the offer from the Italian club. Everyone moves around trying to find the quick solution to the conundrum of the next season. In his heart, De Laurentiis dreamed of landing in the Champions League which would have pushed him to confirm Calzona. Something that he cherished until a few weeks ago, perhaps even as assistant to the next coach. But the feeling is that these are the last days of the ferryman who also does not hide the bitterness at the too many rumors about the future coach which have further weakened him in the presence of the locker room. It’s not over, however: because the sporting director in pectore, Manna, although still half-service because he still has to terminate the contract with Juventus (a formality: Giuntoli will release him in June) has an ace up his sleeve: he is Vincenzo Italiano. She closed the deal with him and it is neither a courageous nor the most risky solution. On the other hand, this will be the summer of change. The feeling is that like last year, the casting is still taking too long, and De Laurentiis still doesn’t know what the best path is. The possibilities of choice, after having wasted more than two months, are still wide and there is still a lot out there. We need to do it quickly, the situation alarms the fans, dismayed by an empty team and a club that has not yet decided on the new technical guide.
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