Reports: Rafa Benitez to leave Napoli

The story has been circulating for some time and the matter came to a head after the surprise Europa League elimination at the hands of Dnipro.

“I have to speak to my family,” is the only comment Benitez will make on the matter, having received an offer to extend his contract from president Aurelio De Laurentiis in recent weeks.

According to the Corriere dello Sport, the decision has already been made and so has the choice of his replacement.

Mihajlovic is expected to sign on for the Partenopei after a wonderful campaign with Sampdoria, taking them into the race for European qualification.

Walter Zenga is set to take over there.