The divorce in between Aurelio De Laurentiis and Luciano Spalletti, president and coach of Napoli, it seems inevitable despite the fact that they have just led the Partenopean club to its first ‘scudetto’ after 33 years of waiting and the only thing missing is for both parties to officially announce that they will part ways when the last two days of the league were played A series.
Meanwhile, in Italy the names of the candidates to replace Spalletti on the Napoli bench have come forward. The list includes A.Antonio Conte, Julian Nagelsmann (both without a team after being eliminated by Tottenham and Bayern Munich), Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta), Thiago Motta (Bologna), Vincenzo Italiano (Fiorentina) and even Luis Enrique or Rafa Benítez, both also don’t have a team but are willing to return to training.
Benítez confirmed this on the special website ‘The Coaches Voice’ (The Voice of the Coaches). “Football is always changing and since I left Everton in 2022 I have been constantly studying the changes. I am ready for new challenges, wherever they take me,” said the Madrid coach.
Two titles in two years
If he is chosen, Benítez will return to Napoli after his outstanding stint between 2013 and 2015, when he won the Super Cup and Coppa d’Italia in 2014.
On the aforementioned website, Benítez reviews his career and it is clear that his reference to his time on the Napoli bench will not be missed. “The president of the club wants to rebuild the team after selling Cavani at PSG. It was a big challenge”, recalled the former coach of Liverpool, Real Madrid, Valencia, Inter, Chelsea and Newcastle.
A great team
“We signed Higuain, Albiol, Mertens, Callejón, Reina, Zapata and then in January Jorginho and Ghoulam. Those were years where Juventus won everything but we managed to win the Coppa Italia in 2014 and then we also won the Supercoppa”, continued Benítez.
“The victories also had an impact on the growth of the players we signed Koulibaly. higuain It cost 40 million and was sold (in 2016) to Juventus for 90, many players increased in price when they were transferred”.
There’s no doubt that Benítez’s return will bring back fond memories for passionate Neapolitan fans, but De Laurentiis isn’t ruling out any of the aforementioned options.
Source: La Verdad
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