NEWS. . . BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Napoli don’t have to appoint Antonio Conte as their next manager after the Italian was linked with a wonderful return to Chelsea.
Conte has left football since leaving Tottenham by mutual consent a year ago but has expressed a preference for taking back control this summer.
Napoli are looking for a long-term replacement for Francesco Calzona, their interim head coach who was appointed in February for the rest of the season, and have held talks with Conte about a possible transfer.
However, Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli is now reporting that Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis is Conte’s chosen character.
Meanwhile, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reports that Chelsea and Conte have held talks about a wonderful return to Stamford Bridge this summer.
During his two years at Chelsea, Conte won the Premier League and FA Cup, but left Stamford Bridge after a break with the club’s hierarchy and several players, Diego Costa.
Italian reports also claimed that Conte, an intermediary, had also presented himself to Chelsea amid Mauricio Pochettino’s long-term uncertainty.
However, move expert Fabrizio Romano claims Conte has made some moves with his former club.
“I get a lot of questions about reports from Italy that Antonio Conte has presented himself to Chelsea,” Romano said on his YouTube channel.
“Antonio Conte offers himself to anyone. He doesn’t have complex contacts or concrete contacts with English clubs, but this point about Chelsea is certainly true: Conte does offer himself to Chelsea.
Conte gave a lengthy interview to The Telegraph earlier this year in which he laid out the conditions he demands for his next club, with the Italian keen to sign for a team better placed than Tottenham to compete for top honours.
“If the ultimate goal is to win the championship and lift trophies, it’s vital to provide entertainment to the crowd,” Conte explained.
“But it’s not enough to be an entertaining team if you need to win. I know this because I’ve coached the most productive groups and asked them to win.
“For me, it’s very unlikely to work for just one animation team now because you expect to win.
“I love my past, but at the same time the expectations you generate are always very high and if you don’t win, you have failed. The most productive option you can imagine is to entertain and win. And be celebrated. I have to win. Otherwise, the Others will wait to celebrate my failure. That’s the truth.
After turning Tottenham’s crusade around in his first season at the club, securing the Champions League, Conte’s season fell apart.
A 3-3 draw at Southampton, in which his side conceded two goals late, prompted a furious reaction from Conte, who named his players in his post-match press conference and had left the club by mutual consent during the Spurs era. next game. The game unfolded.
He has worked in Europe for the past year, but is believed to be hoping for the best marriage, while he is also said to be keen to remain in Italy, with his wife and daughter remaining there while he runs Éperons.
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