Juventus team manager Giovanni Manna is wanted by Napoli.

Manna is wanted by Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis as their new sporting director.

He is credited for the young core at Juve today with the likes of Matias Soule, Fabio Miretti and Samuel Iling-Junior, along with the summer arrival of Timothy Weah.

Manna also worked in Switzerland with Lugano and Sion sports chief Marco Degennaro told Radio Kiss Kiss: "De Laurentiis's choice would be an enlightened one if he took Manna. He's an excellent director, he sees football well, he makes careful choices. I remained on excellent terms with him after we worked together.

"He is predestined, he will be able to manage the Neapolitan squad in the best possible way. He has a good eye, he knows how to move his young players well and he has managerial skills. I'm sure that the choice made by De Laurentiis is exceptional. He set up a very good team at Juve's Under 23s. Many are now in Serie A and Manna's margin for error is very low."