Napoli Manager, Luciano Spalletti says he will leave the team at the end of the current campaign and take a break from Football after leading them to their first Serie A championship in 33 years.
“I need to take some time to rest because I’m pretty tired,” he said.
“I don’t know if you can call it a year’s sabbatical but I won’t be working. I won’t be coaching Napoli or any other team”.
The 64 year old took charge of Napoli in July 2021 and has led them to their first League title in 33 years.
Meanwhile, club President Aurelio De Laurentiis has said he would “respect” the choice.
Speaking to Italian broadcaster Rai, De Laurentiis said:
“He’s a free man, he’s given us something and I thank him, it’s right that he does what he wants.
Luis Enrique, the former manager of Roma, Celta, and Barcelona who resigned as Spain manager after the 2022 World Cup, is Napoli’s “ideal candidate” to succeed Spalletti, according to Corriere dello Sport.
Napoli will play Their final game of the season against Sampdoria this weekend.