It was only a few days ago when Juventus were highly confident in their ability to sway Antonio Conte back to the club.
However, the mood at Continassa has dramatically changed in recent hours, with the 55-year-old tactician now reportedly considering staying at Napoli.
It is well known by now that the Lecce native’s relationship with Partenopei president Aurelio De Laurentiis has been fractured throughout the season, especially when the management deprived him of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who was sold to PSG in the middle of the Scudetto battle without being properly replaced.
What happens if Juventus fail to sign Antonio Conte?
But as reported earlier today, Napoli have been tirelessly working on mending the fences with the manager who has only recently brought them their fourth Serie A title, one that seemed almost impossible at the start of the season.
So if the decorated manager ends up staying at the Stadio Maradona, Juventus would have to find another solution.
According to IlBianconero, the obvious first option is to give Igor Tudor a permanent role. The Croatian succeeded in his mission to halt the free fall endured in the final few weeks of Thiago Motta’s abysmal reign, and secured a spot in the Champions League next season, which was the club’s announced objective.
Igor Tudor & the alternative options
The second option could be Roberto Mancini who was heavily linked with the Juventus hot seat following Motta’s sacking, but eventually turned out the role due to its interim nature.
The former Inter and Man City manager has an ally within the Juventus management in Giorgio Chiellini who was the captain of the Italy side that went on to win the Euro 2020 under his tutelage.
The source then reveals a third track that leads to Gian Piero Gasperini. The long-time Atalanta boss is reportedly close to Roma, but a return to his managerial roots could be too tempting to ignore.
Moreover, the report claims that the imminent arrival of Damien Comolli ,the former Toulouse president who will join the club’s hierarchy, could prompt the emergence of new managerial candidates from abroad.
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Add a CommentThen Conte will have no chance to make up with the club and the fans in rest of his life.
Then Juventus should gamble on Fabregas.
Pep or Klopp may have interest in coaching but Juventus can’t provide enough ammunition for the budget.
Absolutely agree, if Conte snubs us, he is finished with us! Either way, there needs to be some serious dollar injection otherwise it`s just another rebuild on top of a rebuild.
Call me a cynic, bit it looks like Conte played them, bait dangling with no bite, napoli laughing at us. If he wanted it, he would have taken it behind the scenes immediately, and ofc allegri fs it up for us YET AGAIN going to milan. Gaspa is gone although we are a always a better shout than roma ( i think they took too long), tudor is absolutely bland, mancini is an absolute joke and IF you could get klopp somehow, at least there would be a chance; all of them need SUBSTANTIAL financials, otherwise a waste of time. btw, if all this is scuff and Conte joins, we have still lost face in the situation, but this could just be my frustration speaking.
Interesting. Another competitive Serie A next season, can’t wait.