Serie A
Luis Enrique is the new name on De Laurentiis’ shortlist for the post of Napoli manager
Luciano Spalletti is expected to leave Napoli at the end of the season and Aurelio De Laurentiis has already started the search for his successor, with Luis Enrique the latest name on the shortlist.
Napoli have improved in the last two years with Luciano Spalletti on the bench and the culmination of a stunning campaign this season was winning the Scudetto, the coveted title the Italian south had been missing for 33 years and which had last appeared there Diego Maradona was great in San Paolo.
Despite the fact that ‘Luccio’ has achieved great things with the Partenopei this year, everything indicates that he will not be the one to lead them to the champions in the new season as there is no complete agreement with the club’s management in particular the President Aurelio De Laurentiis.
Spalletti is reportedly set to announce his retirement from the bench in the season finale, with De Laurentiis not wanting to be taken by surprise and is already “searching” for his replacement as there are already some “heavy” names on his list.
Jurgen Klopp, Diego Simeone, Antonio Conte, Julian Nagelsmann as well as Gian Piero Gasperini, Thiago Motta, Vicenzo Italiano and Raffaele Palladino are some of the coaches who have been hearing about the Italian champions lately, according to the latest reports from the neighboring country added another “resonant” name from a top-notch coach to the list.
This is Luis Enrique, a supporter of the 4-3-3 playing Napoli. The former Spanish coach knows Serie A from his time at Roma and speaks excellent Italian.
Source: sport 24
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