And the former Chinese Premier League coach is determined to make it happen.
He told Radio Serie A: "It's just a question of time, I know that if I start I will definitely be given the opportunity to do this job. Napoli is a team that everyone would like to coach for free, it has superior technical quality to other teams.
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"I have always said that the Napoli bench is an objective.
"This year it was more an idea from the media than from the club, but I continue on my own path: no one has ever given me anything, I have a hard head and I have always sweated out what I had.
"I still feel the fire inside, that is the desire that makes me feel calm: we wait."