Clearly, Aurelio de Laurentiis has had difficulty with coaches in recent months. He set his sights on Rudi Garcia last summer, after failing to convince Luis Enrique and especially Antonio Conte, his main objective. The French coach did not do the trick and was dismissed without care or consideration by the Neapolitan president, who did not hesitate to criticize him publicly. Here again, he tried to bring in Antonio Conte. The former coach of Juventus, Inter Milan, the Italian selection, Chelsea and even Tottenham then demanded a lot of money, and suggested that he did not want to take on a team during the season.
De Laurentiis then turned to Walter Mazzarri, former Napoli coach, for a 6-month freelance contract. But the Italian coach’s freelancing proved catastrophic in terms of results, since he did even worse than Rudi Garcia (without being as criticized by the transalpine press). As revealed Il Mattino this Tuesday, faced with this crisis, Aurelio de Laurentiis contacted Antonio Conte again. By saying yes to all his demands: a 3-year contract with €8 million in salary, the hiring of his right-hand man, a new sporting director and carte blanche in the transfer window. Yes to everything, and even the possibility of leaving the club at the end of the season without making a fuss. Antonio Conte’s response: still no.
