Rome  - Serie A side Napoli Tuesday appeared set on replacing coach Roberto Donadoni with Walter Mazzarri following the team's poor performance so far this season.

Napoli president and film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis returned from the US at the weekend after a long absence and said he was going to overhaul the club, hinting at a change of coach after firing director general Pierpaolo Marino.

"The fans can relax because I'm working for their future," De Laurentiis told the club's website.

The president on Monday met the director general of Sampdoria, Giuseppe Marotta, and reportedly discussed the hiring of Mazzarri, 48, who is still on Samp's payroll despite having been replaced last summer by Luigi Delneri.

Roberto Donadoni, 46, is a former star midfielder with AC Milan, who after some stints at minor clubs steered the Italian national team from 2006 to 2008.

He arrived at Napoli in mid-season last March to replace Edy Reja. The team has notched seven points from as many games in the current season.