Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has come out to strongly dismiss experiences suggesting that Antonio Conte is contemplating stepping down as supervisor of the Serie A champions.
Softfootball understands that Conte, who guided Napoli to the league title final season, remains to be very a lot dedicated to the membership and targeted on replicating that success once more this time period. Rumors had circulated earlier within the season a few fallout between Conte and Kevin De Bruyne after the Belgian was substituted throughout a UEFA Champions League recreation, however these claims have been swiftly debunked by De Bruyne himself.
In keeping with Fabrizio Romano by way of his official X deal with, De Laurentiis publicly debunked the rumours surrounding the Italian’s exit. Romano posted;
Conte has confronted a difficult begin to the marketing campaign, managing with out a number of key gamers together with striker Romelu Lukaku, who suffered a long-term harm early within the season. Napoli have been fast to behave, bringing in Rasmus Højlund from Manchester United on mortgage with an obligation to purchase as Lukaku’s short-term alternative.
Regardless of these setbacks, Napoli have remained aggressive and presently sit fourth on the Serie A desk with 22 factors from 11 video games, simply two behind leaders Inter Milan because the league heads into the worldwide break.
