"My future? The president knows my opinion, and not just today. They are already working on the future, we are waiting for the last game and then, together with the ownership, we will say what has been decided. It has been a month since I expressed my will, it would be disrespectful to the president and our friendship if I were to reveal something now."
Antonio Conte has already made his decision, but what will happen remains a mystery: why doesn't he clearly state that he will stay on Napoli's bench for another year after achieving the objective of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for next season?
The coach's priority is Napoli, but with certain conditions: he wants to work with complete autonomy and with the total support of the club. Conte wants to feel the full trust of Aurelio De Laurentiis and the directors in him, without complaints about technical choices or the inactivation of certain players.
For Conte, everything is geared towards the result, which in the end is what matters most. "Conte's future? I perceive this feeling of uncertainty more outside than inside the group," said captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo after the victory over Pisa.
According to reports from "Il Mattino", the coach has expressed his will to the team, but this is not enough. For this reason, the hypothesis of a departure is also strengthening.
Conte's name has also been linked with the Italian national football team to revive the atmosphere and rebuild the group after another failure in the World Cup. "If I were in the Federation, I would consider myself," he had declared, commenting on rumors of a possible return to the Italian national team.
However, he then clarified: "I have not given any availability for anything, I have one more year of contract with Napoli and then I will speak at the end of the season with the president."
Conte has already met with De Laurentiis and there is a desire to continue together, but he does not want restrictions to be placed on his work.
Meanwhile, according to "Corriere dello Sport", the Napoli president is also working on a possible replacement. The first name is that of former coach Maurizio Sarri, then come Vincenzo Italiano, Fabio Grosso and Neapolitan Raffaele Palladino.
