At Napoli, a new cycle is set to begin. After learning that Spalletti will take a year off, De Laurentiis appears to have found a suitable alternative for the Certaldo coach in Paulo Sousa. The mastermind behind Salernitana’s stunning comeback will make an effort to maintain excellent training standards throughout Campania, particularly in the Champions League.
To accept the Naples challenge, Paulo Sousa will have to travel a little more than 50 kilometres, but he won’t be the only one who does so. He may don the blue Boulaye Dia jersey beside the Lusitanian coach. The striker who broke out last season (16 goals scored) would be eager to follow Paulo Sousa, who turned the Senegalese international into a dependable and deadly bomber in the box.
Salernitana will pay off Dia’s 14 million price tag to Villareal before hearing the proposals from other teams interested in the Senegalese centre striker. Dia’s value was estimated by Granata patron Iervolino at $35–$40 million. Napoli will use technical equivalents (such as Demme, Gaetano, or Zerbin) to attempt to reduce the demands.