Roma want a veteran executive to replace Lina Souloukou and were advised to pursue Napoli’s Andrea Chiavelli. However, Aurelio De Laurentiis shut the door right away. The Partenopei’s front office lost Cristiano Giuntoli two years ago and some of his affiliates followed him to Turin last summer.
Per Il Messaggero, the negotiation between clubs didn’t even start. The official has been working shoulder to shoulder with the patron for 20 years and not just in football. Like Dan Friedkin, he’s involved in the filmmaking industry as well.
Roma have asked for help from the agency CAABase. They represent over 600 players and offer head-hunting services when it comes to managerial positions. The Everton takeover throws a wrench in the proceedings. Lawyer Lorenzo Vitali has been chosen as the interim CEO. The potential new hiring could take a while, Corriere dello Sport relays. Despite some chatter, sporting director Florent Ghisolfi will stay in charge.
According to La Repubblica, Souloukou resigned when she realized she wasn’t long for the job. She probably wouldn’t have been fired, but her contract, which would have expired in April 2025, wouldn’t have been extended. She made a lot of enemies during his year and a half in the Eternal City as he axed a host of staff members. When the owners popped in from a visit from the United States, they often found out that reality was different from how she described it. The ousting of Daniele De Rossi and the Paulo Dybala affair ultimately did her in.
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