The only thing missing was the official confirmation., and now it's here. Massimiliano Allegri is the new coach of NapoliThe blue club has announced the hiring of the Tuscan coach, who has signed a contract until 30 June 2029 and thus collects Antonio Conte's legacy on the bench of the Italian champions.
The president also welcomed Allegri Aurelio De Laurentiis, who wrote on X: “Welcome Max”. A few words to officially open a new cycle, entrusted to a coach accustomed to winning and called to relaunch Napoli in the race for the Scudetto after a difficult season.
A return to Naples almost thirty years later
For Allegri, this isn't just any move. The new Azzurri coach he returns to Naples After wearing the club's jersey in the 1997/98 season, when he was still a player, nearly thirty years later, he returns to Maradona in a completely different role and with the responsibility of leading the first team.
Napoli has chosen a player with international experience, capable of handling pressure, a large dressing room, and ambitious goals. Allegri is committed to the club for the next three seasonsa agreement worth 4,5 million euros per year plus bonuses linked to qualification for the Champions League and an additional prize in the event of a Scudetto win.
A new challenge after Milan
Allegri he thus restarts from Naples after his second experience at Milan, which ended with a fifth-place finish in the league and failed to qualify for the Champions League. A disappointing season, which now leaves room for a new opportunity at a vibrant, ambitious club, fresh from years of strong national and international exposure.
For Napoli it is the fourteenth coach of the De Laurentiis era since 2004, the thirteenth considering the double passage of Walter Mazzarri. History, in a certain way, repeats itself: Allegri arrives once again after Antonio Conte, as had already happened at Juventus in 2014. This time, however, the the challenge will be all Neapolitan.
