Official: R. Benitez will lead "Napoli" club next season © EuroFootball.com

On Monday evening, the official website of "Napoli" announced that the club had completed negotiations with London's "Chelsea" manager Rafael Benitez, and from next season the Spaniard will lead the Italian team.

About R. Benitez's arrival in Naples, club president Aurelio De Laurentiis had mentioned earlier, but this information was once again confirmed through the official "Twitter" account.

The president wrote: "Benitez has become the new coach of Napoli. We are proud that he will lead our team."

The Italian championship and its teams are already familiar to the 53-year-old strategist, as R. Benitez has previously managed the Milan "Inter" club.

This season, the specialist, together with the team from the English capital, triumphed in the UEFA Europa League.

The new manager of "Chelsea" will be the dismissed from "Real" Madrid, Jose Mourinho, who arrived in London today.