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.