The full coach at Napoli left some time ago. Already in February, when Aurelio De Laurentiis sacked Walter Mazzarri, he took Francesco Calzona with the intention of having a ferryman until the end of the season and then starting again with another coach. From a deep profile, in the ideas of the club. One who can lead the team in the relaunch season, after one of the worst years of a championship-winning team in the history of Serie A.
De Laurentiis’ dream always remains the same: Antonio Conte. The first contacts date back to last October, when De Laurentiis was already thinking of firing Rudi Garcia. “No, thanks, I’m not taking over the race”, the Salento coach replied. And then the patron tries to stop the balls. The former Juventus and Inter player is in pole position, although his profile is the most complicated to take, due to costs and technical guarantees to be provided to him. But in recent days contacts between the parties have been re-established and the situation is evolving.
If the operation does not go through, Napoli would be ready to move on Gian Piero Gasperini. Indeed, he has been trying to understand the margins for maneuver for a while now, he remains at the window waiting for Grugliasco’s coach to end this historic season with the two finals (Italian Cup and Europa League) and make a decision on his future . If he wants to part ways, De Laurentiis is there, ready to convince him to accept the blue bench. The performance of Goddess and the great work of valorising footballers in recent years make him one of the most convincing profiles.
He is paired in the second row with Gasperini Stefano Pioli. His future will be far from Milan and De Laurentiis likes him: for his calmness, for his CV, also for the football that at times he managed to make the Rossoneri express themselves. Here too, however, the contractual situation would need to be understood, given that Pioli is tied to Milan until 2025 and would like a severance package to give up the over 4 million euros of his salary. Finally there is Vincenzo Italiano, at the most secluded moment, the last of this list of four possible successors. The Fiorentina coach is a fan of De Laurentiis, so he must still be taken into consideration now that he will free himself from the Viola association. The next few days will be crucial in the race to the Napoli bench.
