Napoli held no talks with other coaches over Allegri's future

After Saturday 17 October's 1-0 loss at home to Venezia, Napoli's second defeat in a row, Arena Napoli clarifies that no alternative coach has ever been approached.

by Rosaria CimminoSaturday 17 October, 22:10 CET· 2 hours ago

Napoli, nessun contatto con altri allenatori: Palladino non è mai stato un'opzione — Grafica Arena Napoli

Arena Napoli understands that Aurelio De Laurentiis, sporting director Giovanni Manna and the club's other key figures have had no contact of any kind with other coaches — not during the last international break, not after the 3-1 defeat at Villarreal, not after Saturday's 1-0 loss to Venezia. The name that had circulated in recent weeks was Raffaele Palladino, now head coach of Bologna: as far as is known, he was never an option Napoli spoke to or opened talks with.

Timing is also part of the picture. Allegri arrived on 3 July on a contract through 30 June 2029, but the side sit ninth with 10 points after seven league games and have just suffered their fourth defeat in their first eight official matches — the worst start of the Spalletti and Conte eras. Bodø/Glimt visit the Maradona on Tuesday in the Champions League, with Napoli on 0 points after their games against Arsenal and Villarreal, and the fixtures to get back on track are starting to run short.