Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has admitted his admiration for Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini.

Gasperini is among the names being linked with the Napoli job for next season.

De Laurentiis told TAG24: "I always watch Atalanta's matches with great interest because they have a very good coach, excellent players and they play very interesting football."

The movie mogul also threw his support behind Serie A president Lorenzo Casini.

He said: "Lorenzo Casini is the best president that Lega Serie A has had in the last twenty years.

"Casini knows the rules of the state, he is a jurist and is a person prepared on everything. I am confident that all this puzzle of misunderstandings can be put together towards the only path, which is that of the total autonomy of Serie A football. Serie A is an industry and as an industry it must be autonomous and independent."