Divorce between Antonio Conte and Napoli? The idea is there, the alternatives for the Salento coach as well. But there is one team that has not yet come up that could break the bank
Conte, altro che Milan e Roma: c’è un’ipotesi da sogno, ma deve ancora maturare (Foto: Ansa) – serieanews.com
Antonio Conte now says it without mincing words: his future in Naples is anything but a foregone conclusion. Although he is leading the team with extraordinary results, the feeling with De Laurentiis seems to have faded too quickly.
The winter market was the detonator: the sale of Kvaratskhelia, the total failure of the operations orchestrated by Manna with the direction of the president himself and ad Andrea Chiavelli turned the Salento technician’s nose up at them.
Already at the end of January, between the lines, he was hinting that something had soured in his relationship with the club. Now he says it even more clearly: “At the end of the season we will see.” Translated? Permanence will depend on a face-to-face meeting with the patron, and if differences remain irremediable, separation will be inevitable.
What really fuels Conte’s eagerness? On the one hand, disappointment with a project he expected to be more solid and ambitious; on the other, the lure of clubs ready to offer him a new adventure. Even before he accepted the Napoli bench, there were teams courting him. And then there is that dream that, a year ago, shattered on the wall of Giuntoli’s choices, who preferred Thiago Motta to him.
Conte alla Juventus, la suggestione prende piede: se Motta non arriva quarto…
If there is one destination Conte continues to hold in his heart, it is undoubtedly Juventus. He stated this openly in an interview last year: returning to Turin is something that still fascinates him.
Conte alla Juventus, la suggestione prende piede: se Motta non arriva quarto… (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
The possibility seemed distant, but today, with Thiago Motta struggling and a Champions League qualification still in the balance, the scenario could be reversed. If the Italian-Brazilian coach were to fail the minimum goal of the season, it would be a financial disaster for the Bianconeri and could lead to a drastic decision by the management.
And it would not only be Tiago Motta who would be at risk: Cristiano Giuntoli, who has disappointed in the market, could also end up in the ownership’s crosshairs. A turnaround that would have a huge impact on the internal balance of Juventus, with a domino effect that would lead straight to a Conte-branded restoration. After all, the coach from Lecce has already shown that he knows how to rebuild teams in crisis, and the Juventus one looks a lot like the one he took over in 2011, starting a winning cycle.
To think of a return of the Lecce coach to Turin until a few months ago was pure utopia. But results, internal tensions and doubts about the future are changing the game.
Conte, for his part, continues to work with Napoli, albeit amidst a thousand stylings at ADL management, but he knows that the future may hold something much bigger for him. Is Juventus waiting for him? Perhaps not yet, but should the season take a turn for the worse, that famous dream could become more concrete than ever.
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