Overview
- Conte, whose Napoli side clinched Champions League qualification on Sunday at Pisa, hinted afterward that president Aurelio De Laurentiis had known his decision for a month.
- Italian papers on Tuesday reported a likely mutual termination after a mid-April meeting between Conte and the club president.
- The coach is being linked with a return to lead Italy, a move that would wait for the June 22 FIGC presidential election.
- Napoli have targeted Maurizio Sarri as the leading replacement and, according to Il Mattino, prepared a three-year offer worth about €2.6 million per year with Champions League bonuses.
- Conte remains under contract through June 2027, and reports say any exit would be by mutual consent without a payout as Napoli consider trimming payroll after two injury-hit, high-spend seasons.