Two clauses have been inserted into Rudi Garcia’s Napoli contract that give the club a simple way to dismiss the French coach.
The Partenopei have not started the season with the same fire that was seen last season under Luciano Spalletti, when they ended a 33-year wait for the league title, leaving fans and president Aurelio De Laurentiis angry.
Napoli have only won five of their opening 10 games and pressure has quickly started to mount on Garcia, whose job was seemingly under threat before Antonio Conte decided not to join the club in the middle of the season.
As reported by La Repubblica via TMW, De Laurentiis included two termination clauses in Garcia’s contract that give Napoli an easy escape should they want to part ways with the French coach.
The first relates to the Champions League group stage. Should the team fail to qualify for the knock-out stages on December 12, Napoli could terminate Garcia’s contract.
The second clause relates to a top four finish; failing to achieve that this season would also allow the club to show the Frenchman the door.