Napoli News and Analysis

Napoli get surprisingly good Antonio Conte news for a change

28May

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Transfer News

Napoli get surprisingly good Antonio Conte news for a change

Napoli won the Serie A title against the odds this season, securing the Scudetto on the final game of the season with a 2-0 win over Cagliari to win their second title in three seasons, bouncing back from a woeful 2023/24 campaign without any sort of European football. And the Partenopei have Antonio Conte to thank. The legendary Italian manager returned to coaching after a year hiatus following a disastrous stint with Tottenham Hotspur, guiding a Napoli side back to the summit of Serie A without their two biggest stars, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen. But throughout the 2024/25 season, in typical Conte fashion, there were rumors of unrest and a possible coaching change for Napoli, with fans around the world mocking Conte that he'd only spent one season at another club. ...

Ranking the 5 best Serie A managers in 2025

6Apr

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Rankings

Ranking the 5 best Serie A managers in 2025

A ranking of the best managers in Serie A right now in 2025, based solely on current coaching quality. 5. Claudio Ranieri, Roma Claudio Ranieri took over from stopgap coach Ivan Juric (now at Juventus, interestingly enough) in November for a Roma side that was seemingly doomed following their dismissal of club legend Daniele De Rossi, who had already replaced another great coach in Jose Mourinho. Both the Mourinho and De Rossi firings were wildly unpopular with Roma fans, as both coaches were beloved by the Giallorossi faithful and had shown that they could be the right men to lead Roma. In his third stint with Roma, the latest club icon to take the reins has quickly turned things around in the capital, and Roma are now ahead of local rivals Lazio. They have been impressive with th...

5 swap deals top Serie A clubs must make in summer 2025

25Mar

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Transfer News

5 swap deals top Serie A clubs must make in summer 2025

Swap deals don't get made nearly enough in football, and there's no league with a more enticing slate of potential trades than Serie A with so many clubs hoping to reach that next level, whether it's winning the Scudetto every year or getting over the Champions League hump. Here are five trades for every contending team in the Italian top flight to consider making in the summer 2025 transfer window. Juventus swap Dusan Vlahovic for Randal Kolo Muani with PSG The first swap deal on the list is the most obvious one. Dusan Vlahovic joined Juventus with a lot of hype in 2022 for a fee of over 80 million euros, but he has failed to live up to that hefty price tag - or the weight of being the Juventus No. 9. Vlahovic has so much talent, but it's not working out for him in Turin. With Thi...

Napoli begin talks for Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund

19Mar

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Transfer News

Napoli begin talks for Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund

Manchester United spent 64 million pounds, with an additional 8 million in add-ons, to sign Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta in the summer 2023 transfer window. At the time, Hojlund was one of the most intriguing talents in Serie A and one of the biggest emerging talents at the striker position, dazzling with his upside and explosive dribbling on the ball. Hojlund has found service, beyond the creation from captain Bruno Fernandes, to be difficult at Old Trafford, and he and fellow former Serie A standout Joshua Zirkzee have had trouble forging a connection up top. Manchester United still have hopes for Hojlund, but there are already rumblings of a potential transfer in the summer 2025 window, and a Serie A title contender may be interested in bringing Hojlund back to a league that he se...