The farewell of Antonio Conte, now definitive, who will say goodbye to Maradona in the last home and seasonal match against Udinese has officially opened the casting for the Napoli bench. The Italian club is working to find the right profile to entrust with the reconstruction and, in the last few hours, the major market maneuvers are outlining a two-horse race, albeit with diametrically opposed dynamics and difficulties. The hot names are those of Massimiliano Allegri and Vincenzo Italiano, two different profiles that heat up the market and turn on the radars of market experts. With the Tuscan representing an idea of continuity in terms of playing style and applied methods, while the current Bologna coach would bring a real breath of fresh air. Names to which in the last few hours has also been added that of Fabio Grosso. The current coach of Sassuolo would, in fact, be a profile that teases the Neapolitan club.
Idea Allegri complicata
In recent days there had been strong talk about the hypothesis of a sensational landing in the shadow of Massimiliano Allegri's Vesuvius. A top-level name that would guarantee the experience and solidity necessary to manage a post-Conte Juve succession style. However, the enthusiasm was abruptly curbed by a still unclear situation regarding his possible stay at the Rossoneri. Although from what transpires it should continue with the Devil.
The path that would lead to the former Juventus coach is therefore decidedly uphill and currently considered very complicated. The coach from Livorno would in fact have other professional priorities and would prefer to decline the Italian offer, leaving De Laurentiis to evaluate the concrete alternatives on his list. Maybe waiting for a call from the national team? There is no certainty, but there are rumors that the coach has already held a couple of talks with a couple of players in the AC Milan squad, to plan for next season.
Italiano: ostacolo Bologna
Meanwhile, Vincenzo Italiano's candidacy is taking shape more and more. The current Bologna coach has long been an esteemed profile and observed with great attention by the Neapolitan management, since his time at Fiorentina. The Italian hypothesis is concrete and strongly rising in the preferences of the blue club.
The real crux of the negotiation, however, is linked to his current club. The Italian is linked to Bologna and, to ensure that the marriage with Napoli is celebrated, the coach should first be able to free himself contractually from the rossoblù club. A bureaucratic and diplomatic tangle that De Laurentiis hopes can be resolved quickly.
Si accende la pista Grosso
In the last few hours, however, a new name has emerged forcefully in the notebook of the Neapolitan management and it is that of Fabio Grosso. Napoli really like the Sassuolo coach and it's a track that could gain more and more traction in the next few hours.
However, the possibility of a possible romantic return for Sarri who would now be headed towards Atalanta has cooled and is now practically extinguished.