Antonio Conte stays one of many frontrunners for the Italy nationwide group head coach job following the departure of Gennaro Gattuso final week, and stories in Italy recommend that Napoli may doubtlessly flip to Thiago Motta within the occasion that they need to discover a alternative on the finish of the season.
Conte is among the many standout favourites to take over within the position of Italy nationwide group head coach, a place he already held for 2 years between 2014 and 2016. Milan’s Massimiliano Allegri has been talked about as a possible possibility, as has Roberto Mancini and even Pep Guardiola by some shops.
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Conte himself that “If I had been the FIGC President, I might take myself into consideration together with the others. In any case, I’ve already labored with the Nazionale and I do know the atmosphere. I’m flattered, as a result of representing your nation is one thing fantastic.”
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has additionally if he determined to go away to take over the Italy squad on the finish of the 2025-26 season.
NAPLES, ITALY – MARCH 14: Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach earlier than the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Lecce at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 14, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
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“If Antonio requested me, I feel I’d say sure,” ADL not too long ago confessed.
Conte could have one yr remaining on his Napoli contract on the finish of the 2025-26 marketing campaign.
Who may change Conte at Napoli if he leaves to return to Italy position?
Based on stories from , Thiago Motta could be on the prime of Napoli’s shortlist of alternative head coaches within the occasion that Conte leaves on the finish of the present marketing campaign.
epa11889266 Juventus coach Thiago Motta seems on in the course of the UEFA Champions League play-offs first leg soccer match between Juventus FC and PSV Eindhoven, in Turin, Italy, 11 February 2025. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
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Motta, who has been out of labor since leaving Juventus final season, was additionally among the many rumoured candidates to switch Luciano Spalletti when he left Napoli to tackle the position of Italy CT in 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport additionally means that Sassuolo’s Fabio Grosso and Bologna’s Vincenzo Italiano are more likely to be on Napoli’s shortlist within the occasion that Conte leaves.