Allegri to Napoli: today the Milan release, then the signing

A managerial coup for Napoli: Massimiliano Allegri is set to take charge of the azzurri. According to Sky Sport, the termination of his Milan contract is scheduled for today, followed by his signature with the Naples club.

The story of the day comes from the dugout. As reported by Sky Sport, Massimiliano Allegri is one step from Napoli: the plan calls for the termination of his Milan contract today and, straight afterwards, the signing with the azzurri. Sportmediaset is on the same line, describing a countdown already under way and likewise pointing to today as the moment when 'Max' will formalise his goodbye to the Rossoneri.

This is not a last-minute notion. In recent days Allegri had already been indicated as the reference coach of the new Napoli: on 24 June La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote that the manager's first choice in goal is Vicario, with Meret and Milinkovic-Savic among the possible departures. A sign that the sporting project was taking shape even before any official confirmation.

The decisive step, the sources say, is contractual in nature: first Allegri must free himself from Milan through the release, then he can tie himself to Napoli. Only once the knot with the Rossoneri is untied can the operation be considered complete on the formal level too.

In parallel, Napoli are moving their own pieces on the market. Also today, NapoliToday reports the official renewal of Spinazzola, while in recent days Corriere dello Sport listed a wide man and a goalkeeper among the azzurri's priorities: pieces that fit with the ideas attributed to the new coach.

What remains is to put the final acts in writing: the release from Milan and the signature on the Napoli contract, expected in the coming hours. The figures of the agreement and its length have not been communicated by the sources at this stage. Developing story.

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