Cristiano Giuntoli is no longer the sporting director of Napoli, the Italian champions have officially announced.The long-time right-hand man of Aurelio de Laurentiis and the creator of the champion Napoli team decided to put an end to his eight-year stay in Naples and terminate his contract a year before it was due to expire.As reported by the well-informed media on the ‘Boot’, Giuntoli, due to his willful desire to leave, pardoned his income for the past season, as well as some bonuses from previous years, which in total amounts to between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 euros!##NAJAVA_MECA_7347256##Giuntoli will not be out of work for long, as Juventus are waiting for him with open arms. And according to the first announcements, a five-year contract is prepared, which would give him the latitude and freedom to embark on a major reconstruction of the team in order for the Old Lady to return to the Italian throne.The deal could be made official as early as July 1. Giuntoli arrived at Napoli in 2015, having previously worked as sports director in Carpi and Spezia. He is responsible for some of the biggest transfers in the club’s history, and his latest moves are the acquisitions of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Victor Osimhen and Kim Min Jae, who will soon be moving to Bayern for 50,000,000 euros.Now the big question is what will happen to Napoli after the departure of Luciano Spalletti and now Cristiano Giuntoli. Aurelio de Laurentiis will have his hands full, as will new coach Rudy Garcia. The director of the first team will remain Giovanni Manna, while Giuntoli’s place will be taken by Claudio Chiellini, whose return has already been confirmed.Il Calcio Napoli ringrazia Cristiano Giuntoli per gli 8 anni di collaborazione con il Presidente Aurelio De Laurentiis, con l’Amministratore Delegato Andrea Chiavelli e con gli allenatori che hanno guidato la squadra. pic.twitter.com/4wfIOY6UHG— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) June 30, 2023
