The Italian manager has done it before… Antonio Conte left Juventus in 2014 to become manager of Italy, which he was until Chelsea took out the really big chequebook and secured the Conte family for generations.
Conte lifted the Serie A trophy last season, it will not happen this time, Inter Milan became league champions a few rounds ago.
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Antonio Conte expected to leave Napoli – could be the new Italy manager
Italy is not qualified for the World Cup for the third time in a row. – The level of frustration in Italian football is high and Antonio Conte is seen by many as a savior.
Reports from Italy suggest that Antonio Conte is likely to leave Napoli by mutual agreement. The possibility of him becoming the new national team coach for Italy is very high.
Napoli and Conte will part ways at the end of the season. This is reported by the newspapers Gazzetta and Corriere dello Sport.
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The meeting that decided everything
The pink newspaper Gazzetta writes that Conte and Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis have already decided to go their separate ways. The decision was made during a meeting in mid-April.
Conte himself hinted that he would leave the Parthenopei after Sunday’s victory over Pisa. But the decision has not yet been confirmed by the club.
Wants the national team
Antonio Conte is passionate about becoming Italy’s next national team manager. The appointment could become relevant after Italy’s football federation (FIGC) holds presidential elections on June 22.
Conte has one year left on his contract at the Stadio Maradona. Although Corriere dello Sport is more cautious in its coverage of the Conte exit, the newspaper writes that if the Italian leaves, it will be by mutual agreement – without financial payment to the coach.
Two names fighting for the Napoli job
Maurizio Sarri is the leading candidate to take over at the Stadio Maradona. But Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is also in the game.
Sarri himself has admitted that he is unhappy at Lazio. He says he will leave the club if his plans do not align with Biancocelesti’s vision for the future.
Allegri, on the other hand, has come into conflict with Milan’s senior adviser Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He is also not on good terms with CEO Giorgio Furlani. Thus, the Livorno-born tactician is expected to leave the Rossoneri if the club’s management does not change for next season.
In short: Antonio Conte will leave Napoli this summer. He would rather be Italy coach. Sarri and Allegri are the hottest candidates to replace him. There will be big-format manager changes in Italy.
