Napoli director Giovanni Manna reportedly had lunch with Massimiliano Allegri, who is his number one managerial target.
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Corriere della Sera (via Il Napolista) report that there could be some big changes in head coaches around Serie A this summer. Napoli are leading the charge on this front because it could all begin with the departure of coach Antonio Conte.
Maurizio Sarri seemed the only candidate but he is hesitating because of the pressures of a possible return to Naples. He is tempted by Atalanta where he would be reunited with his friend Cristiano Giuntoli, with whom he worked side by side for three years right in the shadow of Vesuvius.
Allegri now Plan A
Giovanni Manna, Napoli’s sporting director, knows his next move. As a longtime friend of Allegri, he recently went out to dinner in Milan with the coach and he’s already made the offer of him taking the Napoli job.
It’s no secret that before Conte decided to stay last year, Allegri had reached an agreement with Aurelio De Laurentiis over a two-year contract. Conte’s stay was then almost forced, because De Laurentiis agreed to back him with an ambitious summer.
Even Kevin De Bruyne was bought precisely to make the fans forget Conte’s then-imminent departure, and Allegri gave his approval. Milan are stuck in their own period of corporate uncertainty and this could aid Napoli’s pursuit, even if there is talk of Gerry Cardinale wanting to keep Max.