Napoli are shaken by feedback from Stanislav Lobotka’s agent, who warned ‘if Antonio Conte stays for one more yr, the participant will put strain on me to depart’ in 2026.
The membership is already coping with the results of a run of poor outcomes, culminating on this weekend’s 2-0 Serie A defeat at Bologna.
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: SSC Napoli gamers present their disappointment after the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD4 match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 04, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
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that he didn’t see the identical ‘starvation’ from his workforce that helped them win the Scudetto final time period.
Now statements from Lobotka’s agent to the media in Slovakia have filtered by way of to Italy, and are piling additional stress upon the reigning Champions of Italy.
Lobotka agent warns Conte coaching is ‘unrealistic’
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD4 match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 04, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
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“If Stano wins a 3rd title at Napoli, it is going to definitely be simpler for him to depart, however I don’t prefer to predict this stuff,”
“It’s true he has an improved contract, however he’s already 30 years previous, and it will likely be nearly unrealistic to bodily endure working beneath Conte for for much longer.
“What Conte requires is brutally demanding. The coach’s operating necessities by way of statistics are simply incomparable to anybody else.”
MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 28: Stanislav Lobotka of Napoli is challenged by Youssouf Fofana of AC Milan in the course of the Serie A match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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On prime of suggesting Kevin De Bruyne’s damage was right down to the extraordinary coaching regime required by Conte, there’s a sample constructing of the midfielder’s frustration.
“It’s also essential that Napoli can get respectable cash for Lobotka subsequent summer time, so by way of that too, a switch in 2026 makes excellent sense to me,” added the consultant.
“Stano is blissful in Italy and he likes it there. Nonetheless, if Conte stays on the membership for one more yr, I feel Lobotka will put strain on me to depart. In any case, the summer time remains to be a good distance off.”
NAPLES, ITALY – MAY 11: Stanislav Lobotka of Napoli injured in the course of the Serie A match between Napoli and Genoa at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Could 11, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
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Lobotka turns 31 later this month and has been at Napoli since his €24m switch from Celta Vigo in January 2020.
His contract runs to June 2027, though the membership does have an choice to increase for an extra yr.
He made 11 aggressive appearances this season, in a marketing campaign affected by repeated damage issues, which his agent places right down to Conte over-working him.
“Napoli invested effectively and introduced in new gamers. That’s why I don’t perceive why Lobotka needed to play three troublesome matches in eight days earlier than worldwide obligation,” added Jasurek.
“They might’ve given him a bit of relaxation, so he would’ve been out there to play for Slovakia in Northern Eire.”
It was on worldwide obligation that Lobotka sustained the most recent adductor damage in early October.