Giampaolo linked with Napoli job in event of Garcia dismissal 

Marco Giampaolo has been linked with a transfer to take over at Napoli within the occasion that the membership elements firm with its present coach Rudi Garcia in accordance with stories on Monday afternoon. 

Garcia has come beneath fireplace for his group’s underwhelming begin to the 2023-24 season. Napoli had been the league’s runaway champions lower than six months in the past, however are already seven factors of the Serie A desk toppers, Milan, after simply eight matches. 

Off the again of the Partenopei’s 3-1 dwelling loss to Fiorentina on Sunday evening, it had been reported that President Aurelio De Laurentiis was contemplating Garcia’s long-term future on the helm of the Stadio Maradona. 

Within the occasion that Garcia had been to be moved on, it has been reported by Aim Italia that Giampaolo is among the many frontrunners to exchange him. 

The 56-year-old most just lately took cost of Sampdoria for a second spell in January 2022, earlier than being moved on in October of the identical yr. 

Giampaolo had loved a interval of relative stability throughout his first, three yr stint with Samp between June 2016 and 2019. He has, nonetheless, not coached a membership for longer than 9 months since then. 

In October 2019, Giampaolo was dismissed as Milan coach after simply seven Serie A matches, having registered 4 defeats throughout that interval. 

Giampaolo then took over at Torino in August 2020, however solely lasted for 21 league video games, choosing up simply 4 victories earlier than being dismissed in January 2021. 

Different names which have been rumoured  as potential replacements for Garcia embrace Antonio Conte and Igor Tudor.