Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis must consider an offer to sell the club or continue in charge amid fan protests and player strikes, according to a top Italian lawyer.

Sportsmail understands that an offer of €560million (£480m) has been made for the Serie A side by the Al-Thani family from Qatar.

The situation at Napoli has got so bad recently that players are in the process of hiring bodyguards if certain fans side with De Laurentiis.

Napoli's president Aurelio De Laurentiis has a decision to make over the future of the club

The club is in turmoil but could be rescued by a €560million offer from the Al-Thani family

Captain Lorenzo Insigne has also come under scrutiny for his involvement in a players' revolt

It comes after Napoli's players refused to take part in a training retreat which was demanded by De Laurentiis after a poor run of form.

De Laurentiis has also threatened to deduct up to 25 per cent of his players' salaries as he looks to fine them.

Angelo Pisani, who has previously acted on behalf of former Napoli player Diego Maradona, spoke to Sportsmail exclusively after reports in Italian newspaper Corriere del Mezzogiorno.

Angelo Pisani has previously acted on behalf of former Napoli player Diego Maradona

Pisani believes De Laurentiis has lost interest in Napoli and now faces a major decision of whether to sell up and keep Serie C side Bari as his only Italian football interest.

He said: 'The feeling is that Aurelio has lost the desire to invest in Napoli. De Laurentiis decides whether to have Napoli or Bari. Maradona has chosen to be the symbol of Napoli, De Laurentiis could have become one.

'Napoli fans want to be pampered and loved, so he has two children (clubs) and not an only child. Napoli and Bari cannot stay in the same series. The president must choose and do it quickly.

'The players in my opinion perceived a distraction from the top. De Laurentiis is a great entrepreneur but now he has to demonstrate his qualities again. Bari or Napoli? He must choose.'

The uncertainty over the club's future has led to a troubled start to the season on the pitch.

After competing at the top end in recent seasons, Napoli are down in seventh position and 13 points off leaders Juventus.

The situation has also affected the players' families and friends. The wife of Brazilian midfielder Allan, Thais, spoke of her fear after Napoli supporters forced their way into her home.

'ENOUGH!' wrote Thais, who is heavily pregnant.

'I think now it is really getting out of hand and I cannot take it anymore. First my husband is attacked not for what he does on the field, but some alleged accusations created on purpose by someone who wants to distort reality…

Napoli star Allan's wife Thais hit out on social media after fans broke into their home

The Brazil international was been named as one of the ring leaders behind the squad mutiny

'Then every day I get insulted on social media with disrespectful words. This week it even happened while I was out shopping.

'Last night, we add this enormous scare! People who broke into the house in full daylight, creating chaos and messing up the children's rooms, violating our intimate home space. My children were crying, terrified!

'We've been welcomed so well since arriving in Naples, but now people cannot use fake news to treat a family and children like this.

'This is not football. This is not how you support a team.'