Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund Prepare for Napoli's New Era with Allegri

Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund are bracing for a very different Napoli next season, with Antonio Conte gone and Massimiliano Allegri primed to walk into the dugout at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

The former Juventus and AC Milan coach has reportedly agreed a two-year deal to succeed Conte, according to Sky Sports. At 58, and only recently sacked by Milan after missing out on Champions League qualification, Allegri is wasting no time stepping back into the spotlight.

Not everyone in Naples is celebrating.

Sections of the Gli Azzurri support have already launched an online campaign against the appointment, arguing that Allegri’s profile jars with the club’s current vision. They see a coach whose last Serie A title came in 2018 with Juventus and whose most recent spell at Milan ended in disappointment, followed by a sweeping overhaul at the club once he left.

It is into that tension that McTominay and Hojlund now walk. Or in the Dane’s case, stay.

McTominay has been one of Serie A’s revelations since swapping Manchester United for Napoli in 2024. He helped drive the club to the Scudetto in his first season, imposing himself in midfield and quickly becoming one of the league’s standout performers. That surge in form has inevitably triggered Premier League whispers about a possible return, and Conte’s exit will only turn up the volume on that speculation.

Hojlund followed his former Old Trafford teammate to southern Italy last season, arriving on loan and tasked with helping Napoli defend their title. That mission failed. Napoli finished second, 11 points adrift of champions Inter Milan, their grip on the Scudetto loosened long before the final weeks of the campaign.

Even so, Hojlund’s stay is set to become permanent.

United agreed an obligation-to-buy clause that would be activated if Napoli secured Champions League qualification, and that condition has been met. The deal, worth £38 million, has not yet been formally confirmed, but the Danish forward is expected to complete his permanent switch in the coming weeks. Conte’s departure is not expected to derail that process.

So the picture is clear.

McTominay, already a central figure in Naples and a title winner in Italy, now waits to see how Allegri will reshape a side that has slipped from champions to chasers. Hojlund, on the brink of committing his long-term future to the club, must adapt to a coach with a very different approach to the man who brought him in.

Napoli wanted stability after a turbulent defence of their crown. Instead, they have a proven serial winner walking into a divided atmosphere, with two ex-Manchester United players at the heart of what comes next.