Victor Osimhen, the striker for Napoli, will not be under the management of Luciano Spalletti in the upcoming season.
Aurelio De Laurentiis, the president of the Serie A club, has disclosed that Spalletti will be resigning at the conclusion of the current season and will be taking a one-year break.
Despite having one more year remaining on his contract and leading Napoli to their first Serie A championship in 33 years this season, the 64-year-old Spalletti has decided to step down during the upcoming summer.
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“He is a free man,” De Laurentiis said of Spalletti. “After 50 years in cinema [as producer], and so many exclusives with directors, actors, when someone comes to you and says: ‘After all, I’ve done my best, a cycle of my life has ended, I still have a contract with you, but I’d rather have a sabbatical year.’ What are you going to do, are you going to oppose it?
“You have to be generous in life, I never expect anything in return. He gave us, I thank him, now it’s right that he continues to do what he loves to do.”
Napoli also reached the Champions League quarterfinals this season under Spalletti before losing 2-1 on aggregate to AC Milan.