RAI Sport and Radio Kiss Kiss maintain Max Allegri is ready to accept the Napoli contract offer, but only if Real Madrid confirm they are out of the running.
Gennaro Gattuso could clinch a Champions League space tomorrow, but his rapport with President Aurelio De Laurentiis has been very tense for several months and is unlikely to be resolved.
Instead, the patron is looking to bring in a more prestigious tactician for next season.
Allegri is his first choice and RAI Sport transfer pundit Ciro Venerato told Radio Kiss Kiss that the former Juventus boss has agreed to a financial package.
The only thing holding up the process is Real Madrid, so if they inform Allegri that Zinedine Zidane is staying or that they are looking elsewhere, then he can accept the Napoli offer.
Alternatively, Luciano Spalletti is waiting to step in if Allegri pulls out of the Napoli running.
Venerato claims De Laurentiis told a friend that Allegri ‘is going to be really expensive, but it’s better to get a great coach and cut back on a couple of players.’
