Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis is reportedly planning for a future with Gennaro Gattuso at the helm and could extend his current deal at the San Paolo.

Calciomercato.com reports that Aurelio De Laurentiis thinks the former Milan coach is the right man to lead the Partenopei project, after Gattuso replaced Carlo Ancelotti at the helm in December.

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Defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo said ‘it’s a shame’ the season was interrupted when Napoli were in a positive moment. ‘We were doing well’.

The right-back arrived at the San Paolo ahead of the current campaign and has impressed under both Carlo Ancelotti and his successor Gennaro Gattuso, playing the most minutes of everyone in the squad – a feat that he finds ‘pleasing’.

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Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli explains why Amir Rrahmani of Hellas Verona is the ideal defender for Gennaro Gattuso. “He can man-mark and play out from the back.”

A €14m deal has already been struck in January for the 26-year-old, who remained at Verona on loan for the rest of the season.

“We signed Rrahmani because he is very good at man-marking, but can also play out from the back, which is crucial as far as Rino is concerned,” director of sport Giuntoli told Sky Sport Italia.

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Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso sent a message to “fans all over the world”, encouraging them to “stay at home” during the coronavirus pandemic.

Italy is one of the hardest hit countries by the COVID-19 pandemic and experienced the worst daily death toll since the outbreak.

The Partenopei coach used social media to voice his message of concern and praise the “doctors and nurses doing a great job”.

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Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne confirms he has a “really good” relationship with Gennaro Gattuso and that Italy have “the aim of winning” Euro 2021.

The Napoli squad is currently in self-isolation as part of Italy’s nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, and Insigne explained how he and his colleagues were coping.

“We’re all working hard at home,” he told Sky Sport Italia.

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Napoli are reportedly arranging various appointments with agents, to sort out new deals for their stars on expiring contracts at the San Paolo.

Serie A is currently suspended and the Gazzetta dello Sport writes that the Partenopei are trying to make use of the break by discussing the future of their stars.

The knots to untie are regarding some of the biggest names at the Azzurri and the newspaper claims that veteran Jose Callejon seems destined for a return to his native Spain after the current campaign.

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Diego Demme said his father “cried when I signed” with Napoli and revealed he “gets goosebumps” when he thinks about the atmosphere at the San Paolo.

The German midfielder arrived in Naples on a €12m transfer from RB Leizpig in January and has quickly established himself as one of the heroes in the city.

He signed a deal until June 2024 and life at the San Paolo has already lived up to his high expectations.

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Napoli could attempt to sign Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu and Wolves’ Diogo Jota this summer, according to a report in Italy.

This summer is expected to be one of change at the southern Italian side, with several players running down the final few months of their contracts and the potential departure of big players.

Tuttomercatoweb.com suggests that the Partenopei could look to sign Rossoneri midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu.

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North Macedonia CT Igor Angelovski has claimed that Eljif Elmas seems “very happy” at Napoli and pointed out that Gennaro Gattuso gave him “confidence”.

The 20-year old North Macedonia international arrived from Fenerbahce last summer and has collected 23 games, contributing one goal in the process.

He has already earned 18 caps for his country and his international coach has revealed that he keeps in touch with the starlet.

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