NAPLES
It starts from Luciano Spalletti, from the ninth coach of the De Laurentiis era, from the Tuscan man who has the task of bringing Napoli back to the Champions League, to entertain the fans and make them dream. «I am pleased to announce that Luciano Spalletti will be the new Napoli coach starting from next July 1st. Welcome Luciano, together we will do a great job “, the Twitter announcement of the president who turns the page and focuses on the coach who coached Roma and Inter after taking Udinese to the Champions League in 2005, who won in Russia with Zenit, who had desire to return to the bench after two years of hiatus.
Spalletti is waiting for the end of June, with the expiry of his contract with Inter, but he has already signed a two-year contract for just under three million a year and is already working with the sports director Giuntoli to build and understand the Napoli he will have: the two have started to hear on the phone. The start seems to be the same one on which Gattuso had worked, a 4-2-3-1 that aims at the winger and the center forward Osimhen, which the coach has approved and on which he will work after a first season in Italy halfway between Covid and injuries.
But from today on there is the market with the risk of two Italian champions leaving if the right offers arrive: Koulibaly has a price set at 60 million but can also start at 50, Ruiz is worth 50. The market is sovereign, Napoli has not had any concrete offers for the two at the moment but is at the window, preparing to replace them.
For now, therefore, the first hole to be filled is left-back, with Mario Rui who if he remains will be supporting actor: in Giuntoli’s notebook there are several names such as Reinildo Mandava, 27, Mozambique full-back and former teammate of Osimhen, but also Stephen Eustaquio, 24-year-old Paços de Ferreira midfielder on loan from Cruz Azul. Also on pole is Alfonso Pedraza, fresh winner of the Europa League with Villarreal who leaves with a 35 million clause.
In front everything will remain stationary, with the battery of confirmed players behind the striker, starting with Insigne, with whom the negotiations for the renewal will soon begin. –