Conte expected to leave Napoli with Italy role in sight

Reports in Italy indicate that Antonio Conte is likely to leave Napoli by mutual agreement, with a strong possibility of becoming the new Italy coach.

Napoli and Conte are set to part ways at the end of the season, according to reports from Gazzetta and Corriere dello Sport.

The Pink Paper reports that Conte and Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis have already decided to split during a meeting in mid-April.

Conte hinted that he’d leave the Partenopei after Sunday’s win over Pisa, but the decision has yet to be confirmed by the club.

According to Gazzetta, Conte is eager to become the Italy coach after the FIGC Presidential election on June 22.

Conte has one year left on his contract at the Stadio Maradona, and even if Corriere dello Sport is more cautious about Conte’s exit, it has been reported that, if the Italian tactician leaves, it will be by mutual consent and without a payout for the coach.

Gazzetta confirms that Maurizio Sarri is the leading candidate to take over at the Stadio Maradona, but Milan’s Massimiliano Allegri is also in the running.

Sarri has admitted he’s unhappy at Lazio, saying he’ll leave the club if his plans don’t align with the Biancocelesti’s.

Allegri, on the other hand, has clashed with Milan Senior Advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic and is not on good terms with CEO Giorgio Furlani, so the Livorno-born tactician is expected to leave the Rossoneri if the club’s management doesn’t change next season.