Luciano Spalletti to leave Napoli as owner confirms title-winning manager’s plans for next season

NAPOLI manager Luciano Spalletti will stand down as manager, the Serie A club’s owner has confirmed.

Aurelio De Laurentiis has revealed the 64-year-old asked to take a sabbatical, which he could not refuse.

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