Aurelio De Laurentiis’ Napoli are starting to gather momentum in the United States and several investors have begun keeping a close eye on things in the Campania capital, reports detail.
The Partenopei have started the 2022-23 season in explosive fashion, flying to the top of Serie A unbeaten after 15 games and topping their Champions League group to saunter into the knock-out stages. Napoli look on track to win their first Scudetto in over three decades, lifting the league title for the first time since the days of Diego Maradona.
As reported by Corriere dello Sport, several US investment funds have been very impressed by De Laurentiis’ vision and work at Napoli and have begun closely following the club.
The Partenopei president has no interest in selling the team outright, however, and in 2019 he turned down a €900m offer.
De Laurentiis has been hard at work increasing Napoli’s international appeal and commercial opportunities recently, setting up a kit deal with Emporio Armani and a sponsorship with Amazon. He was also seen talking to Apple CEO Tim Cook during a recent visit to the Campania capital.
Sell to a rich owner and keep a minority stake. Build a new 50.000 seater stadium too.
@Mikkel the maradona holds 50,000+
But the Maradona is an absolute dump
Its not a dump, its been renovated and its still maradonas stomping ground.
The way Aurelio runs Napoli is an example for all clubs in Europa and Napoli deserve a scudetto for the work this man has done there not investing heavily like all big clubs but keeping books in check and guiding young players selling them and for years they have been playing good football not parking the bus….m
The stadium is horrible and needs to be demolished. On TV it looks awful – and that, these days, counts for a lot. Napoli has played exciting football for years now and deserves some serious investment.
Only new seats have been put in a dreadful stadium. Build a modern 50.000 seater without running tracks.
I’d miss the Maradona, definitely a fun venue, but a modern stadium wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen for them. Bring in some additional funds, develop your youth program more, build up a women’s team to compete, and then keep building the brand. Fingers crossed for some silverware this year.
If US investors are going to overpay, why not sell 49% for €500m. ADL can keep controlling interest and make all the decisions and use the extra money to build a new stadium and expand the club brand.