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Former Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann holds talks over becoming the new Napoli manager as he's lined up to replace Luciano Spalletti after turning down Chelsea and being ruled out of contention for the Tottenham job

Former Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann has held talks over the Napoli manager's job.

Nagelsmann turned down the opportunity to manage Chelsea and was ruled out of contention to take charge of Tottenham.

As reported by BILD, the 35-year-old has had discussions with Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis.

Napoli won the Serie A title for the first time since 1990, but head coach Luciano Spalletti is leaving the club in order to take a sabbatical.

Former Spain and Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has been linked with Napoli.