Edy Reja has confirmed that he will remain the coach of Lazio next season.

Reja, who had been linked with a return to Napoli this summer, led the Roman outfit to a fifth-placed finish in Serie A this term.

The 65-year-old said on the club's official radio station, Lazio Style Radio: "I will remain at Lazio. I have spoken to the club president and now we will meet to plan the next campaign."

The former Napoli tactician replaced Davide Ballardini at the helm of Lazio in 2009 and guided the team out of the relegation zone and into a mid-table finish.

They narrowly missed out on a top-four finish this season, with I Biancoceleste ending level on 66 points with Udinese.

Udinese will play in the UEFA Champions League next season while Lazio, who had a worse head-to-head record than I Bianconeri, had to settle for UEFA Europa League football instead.