Sometimes historical feats are not even a guarantee of continuity and in the case of the title that Napoli won in Serie A after 33 years of drought, they could not ensure the stay of DT Luciano Spalletti for the next season.
The announcement was made by the president of Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis, for a radio of the Italian chain RaiTre, where he assured that he gave Spalletti the freedom to choose his destiny, who decided not to continue leading the team.
“Spalletti has been a great coach, he is a free man, he did his part, I thank him and now it is only fair that he continue to do what he wants,” declared De Laurentiis.
Regarding the reasons for his departure, De Laurentiis assured that it was a personal decision by the coach and it was made a few days ago with the aim of Spalletti taking a sabbatical year.
“Spalletti is a free man. After 50 years in the cinema and many exclusives, when someone comes to you and says: ‘I have given my all but a cycle of my life has come to an end, I still have a contract with you but I would prefer to have a sabbatical year’. What do you do, do you object? You have to be generous in life, I never expect anything in return. He gave, I thank him and now what is appropriate is for him to continue doing what he wants to do, “sentenced the president.
The coach who brought about the Scudetto’s feat will say goodbye this weekend at the Diego Armando Maradona against Sampdoria, in what will be another festive day in Napoli to celebrate the historic season with the players and the trophy.
There are several media outlets that now point to the Spanish Luis Enrique, former coach of Barcelona, Roma and the Spanish team, among others, as De Laurentiis’s favorite to occupy the position on the Neapolitan bench.