Overview
- Reports on May 28 say Massimiliano Allegri has a verbal agreement for a two‑year contract to take over at Napoli pending final paperwork.
- Vincenzo Italiano has left Bologna by mutual consent, removing a contractual barrier that earlier made him the leading alternative.
- Napoli’s legal and sporting staff are preparing contract documents and owner Aurelio De Laurentiis and director Giovanni Manna remain involved in closing the hire.
- Fans have responded with protests, petitions and a surge of social media complaints against Allegri, creating a public relations challenge for the club.
- The decision follows a wider Serie A reshuffle that sent Maurizio Sarri toward Atalanta and stems from Antonio Conte’s announced end‑of‑season exit after two years in Naples.