The patron and president of Naples Aurelio De Laurentiis he is trying to play all his cards to bring the blue team to the bench Antonio Conte. The Salento coach has not yet reached an agreement with any club, Italian or foreign, and this pushes the Neapolitan number one to put him in first place for the coaching job.
As reported in today’s edition of The Corriere della SeraDe Laurentiis would have submitted a definitive version of the contract to the former Italy coach, drawn up together with the club’s finance man Andrea Chiavelli, which includes clauses and penalties. The compensation? We talk about approximately 6 million euros net as a fixed base plus various bonuses, including the one from 3 million for qualification to Champions League, who will make his absence felt in the club’s 2024/25 accounts. The contract should have three-year duration.
De Laurentiis Conte offer – Coaches on payroll
But in addition to the fact that it will not be possible to count on the rich revenues of the Champions League, De Laurentiis must not forget that Napoli risks having a payroll of four coaches next season: the one who will actually lead the team (in Conte’s hopes) plus the three who have followed one another this season, from Rudi Garcia to Francesco Calzonapassing through Walter Mazzarri. Precisely for this reason, in the agreement drawn up for Conte there would be a protection clause for the club if the relationship with the former Juventus and Inter coach were to end before the deadline. In short, an agreed severance pay that would be triggered in the event of failure to reach the Champions League, for example.
Conte is evaluating, but has not closed the door on Napoli, nor on other Italian or foreign clubs. For Napoli, the alternatives to the Salento coach are all currently under contract, from Gian Piero Gasperinihowever armored by Percassi on more than one occasion, a Stefano Pioliwho even though he is expected to leave Milan has a contract that ties him to the Rossoneri until June 2025. De Laurentiis does not want to wait, and is aiming decisively towards Conte, from whom he has asked for a definitive answer within a few days.
