André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Napoli's Cameroonian midfielder, enters the deepest phase of the summer window with his club future still unresolved — and the resolution depends less on his own form than on who will be sitting in the dugout at Castel Volturno next season.
That dependency is the central tension. Napoli are working through the administrative and contractual steps required to install Massimiliano Allegri as Antonio Conte's successor, and until that process concludes, decisions on players like Anguissa remain suspended. The club cannot credibly negotiate a renewal or sanction a sale without knowing what the incoming coach wants from his midfield. Anguissa is 30, a profile that invites scrutiny in any transfer market, and the uncertainty compounds with every week the managerial appointment drags on.
The season data complicates any easy verdict on his value. Across 18 Serie A appearances in 2025-26, Anguissa contributed four goals and one assist, numbers that represent genuine attacking output for a midfielder whose primary function has always been to protect and connect. An average rating of 6.90 across those matches is solid rather than exceptional — the kind of consistency that wins trust from a demanding coach but rarely generates transfer fever. Napoli finished the season second in the table on 73 points, and that defensive solidity — 36 goals conceded across 37 matches — reflects a collective discipline in which Anguissa's screening work played a part.
The question Allegri's staff will need to answer is whether that profile fits what they intend to build. Conte's Napoli was constructed around physical intensity and positional rigidity in midfield, and Anguissa was shaped by those demands. A different coach with different structural priorities may see the same player differently. At 30, Anguissa has limited runway to reinvent himself; what he offers is defined and knowable, which is either reassuring or limiting depending on the tactical brief.
The market has not gone cold on him. Interest from other clubs has been reported in the context of Napoli's broader transfer deliberations, though no specific move has advanced to a concrete stage. His situation is one of several the club must resolve before the window closes, alongside decisions on other squad members whose futures are similarly contingent on the new coaching structure taking shape.
Anguissa's Serie A record this season is the argument in his favour. Four goals from midfield, a reliable rating, and a second-place finish give him a strong hand. Whether Allegri deals it or folds it will define the next chapter.