Rudi Garcia follows Spalletti: SSC Napoli introduce ex-Roma coach

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Master coach takes a break

Rudi Garcia takes over the difficult legacy of champion coach Luciano Spalletti at the Italian champions SSC Napoli. The Azzurri announced on Thursday evening the signing of the 59-year-old Frenchman, who spent the summer of 2013 in Serie A at rivals AS Roma until January 2016. Most recently, Garcia coached Al-Nassr FC – Cristiano Ronalo’s team – in Saudi Arabia from summer 2022 to April 2023.

Spalletti’s exit at the peak, the third championship in the club’s history, has been certain for several weeks. The 64-year-old would like to take a sabbatical after the emotionally demanding time. “He told me he would rather take a sabbatical. What do you do then? Are you against it? No. He gave me a lot, I thank him,” said SSC President Aurelio de Laurentiis at the end of May on the “Rai 3” station. “It’s only right that he continues to do what he loves.”

Maradona, Lobotka & Co.: The most expensive additions to SSC Napoli

26 Diego Maradona – €12m from Barcelona

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1984/85

26 Edinson Cavani – €12m from Palermo

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2011/12

26 Raúl Albiol – €12m from Real Madrid

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2013/14

26 Adam Ounas – €12m from Girondins Bordeaux

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2017/18

26 Roberto Inglese – €12m from Chievo Verona

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2017/18

26 Kevin Malcuit – €12m from LOSC Lille

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2018/19

26 Giovanni Simeone – €12m from Hellas Verona

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2023/24 (purchase option drawn, previous rental fee: 3.5 million euros)

25 Manolo Gabbiadini – €12.5m from Sampdoria

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2014/15

23 Eduardo Vargas – €13.5m from Universidad de Chile

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2011/12

23 Marko Rog – €13.5m from Dinamo Zagreb

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2017/18

22 Amir Rrahmani – €14.2M from Hellas Verona

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2019/20

21 Amadou Diawara – €14.5m from Bologna

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2016/17

19 Frank Anguissa – 16m from Fulham

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2022/23

19 Piotr Zielinski – €16m from Udinese

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2016/17

18 Eljif Elmas – €16.2m from Fenerbahce

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2019/20

17 Mathías Olivera – €16.5m from Getafe

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2022/23

16 Andrea Petagna – €16.6m from SPAL

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2019/20

13 Leonardo Pavoletti – €18m from Genoa

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2016/17

13 Gokhan Inler – €18m from Udinese

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2011/12

13 Fabio Quagliarella – €18m from Udinese

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2009/10

12 min-jae Kim – 18.05m from Fenerbahce

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2022/23

9 Stanislav Lobotka – €21m from Celta Vigo

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2019/20

9 Nikola Maksimovic – €21m from Torino

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2017/18

9 Matteo Politano – €21m from Inter

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2021/22

8 Simone Verdi – €24.5m from Bologna FC

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2018/19

7 Alex Meret – €26m from Udinese

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2019/20

6 Fabián Ruiz – €30m from Real Betis

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2018/19

5 Arkadiusz Milik – €32m from Ajax

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2016/17

4 Konstantinos Manolas – €36m from AS Roma

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2019/20

3 Gonzalo Higuaín – €39m from Real Madrid

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2013/14

2 Hirving Lozano – €45m from PSV

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2019/20

1 Victor Osimhen – €75m from Lille

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2020/21

De Laurentiis described Spalletti as a “free man” despite a contract that actually runs until 2024. The coach took over Napoli in 2021 and made the club Italian champions again this season after a 33-year wait. Overall, the 64-year-old has an average of 2.09 points from 95 games – since 2000 only Maurizio Sarri has also had a two-point average in Naples.

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