Napoli are in a pickle as Antonio Conte refused their offer to substitute for Rudi Garcia. They are leaning toward confirming Rudi Garcia. The ex-Juventus legend was the only truly compelling option, even though agents and intermediaries proposed a few more names, Il Sole 24 Ore reports (via Fantacalcio).
In particular, Julen Lopetegui, Igor Tudor, and Marcelo Gallardo, who are out of contract. The Croat gaffer is the only one with Serie A experience, but not at a high level. Moreover, he generally uses a three-man defense. The ex-Spain manager would need time to adapt to Italian football.
Napoli director Maurizio Meluso suggested the ex-River Plate manager. Even though he was highly successful in Argentina, it’d be a shot in the dark since he’d be at his first turn in Europe. After two days off, Garcia returned at the Castelvolturno training center and led practice.
President Aurelio De Laurentiis rang up the top players, who are spread across the globe with their respective national teams, to hear their opinions and back the current tactician. They reportedly agreed. He visited the facilities on Thursday and plans to spend a lot more time there to stay close to the boss, Sky informs.
Our Take on Napoli
It’s a big mess, but they have some time to solve it before it affects their performances. Gallardo would have made sense as a summer hire. Other high-profile free agents haven’t worked in Italy.
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