With Luciano Spalleti’s departure from Napoli, there’s been a big curiosity in the Italian media about who’ll take charge of the Serie A Champions.
Since Roberto De Zerbi is having a very good spell at Brighton & Hove Albion, he’s one of the names linked to the job.
Now as Italian coach Christian Bucchi was interviewed by Marte Sport Live (via TuttoNapoli), he was quizzed if the Seagulls’ boss could take charge of Napoli.
Bucchi claims that De Zerbi should continue at Brighton, and may actually even have other aspirations in English football.
“I’m a friend of Roberto, we played together in Naples. I stayed with him in Brighton for a week and watched how he works. He feels great in that environment, as I’ve seen him, I think he holds on to that experience and he won’t leave Brighton because next year he can complete the splendid work he’s carrying out,” said Bucchi.
“I also think that if he leaves the current club he’d still stay in the Premier League, where he can do great things as a manager and as a coach.”
Last week, we had already covered claims from the Italian media claiming that De Zerbi had turned down the Napoli job. It was claimed that the manager told club president Aurelio de Laurentiis that he’s ‘not interested’ in taking charge of the Serie A side at this time.
The 43-year-old took charge of Brighton in September, following the departure of Graham Potter. Since then, in 39 games under his command, they had 19 wins, seven draws and 13 defeats. His contract with the Seagulls runs until 2023.
