ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Conte wants to stay in Italy after his failed stint at Spurs

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Antonio Conte is the man of desire for all the top clubs in Serie A.

He is currently out of work after his break up with Tottenham and has decided to return to live in Turin, to be close to his daughter Vittoria and her family. Today, he accompanies his daughter to school and lives surrounded by his loved ones. He decided to become a father and detoxify himself from the waste of stress.

He loves the sea and now that he lives in the hills he still loves to spend his holidays between Liguria and his beloved Puglia, in Lecce.

The failed experience at Tottenham, the arguments with the media and the death of great friends Giampiero Ventrone and Gianluca Vialli have profoundly changed his life. He now wants to make up for the time lost abroad to look after and raise his family, and to be close to his wife and daughter who have always lived in Turin.

Conte wants to stay in Italy and would only accept a new offer from the Premier League if he was certain that he would not be able to return to Juventus, or have the chance to coach Napoli or AC Milan.

Living abroad was an exceptional educational path for him but in some way it deprived the man Antonio Conte of the simplest family desires.

Now 54-years-old, he is no longer a young coach looking for glory but a mature man who wants to continue coaching without losing contact with Italy.

He still has eight to 10 years ahead of him at great levels before his football goes in the same path that has already shattered Massimiliano Allegri's tactical certainties.

NAPOLI DREAM OF CONTE

Napoli is among the few clubs that could satisfy Conte's wishes from a planning and technical point of view because it possesses a potential Ballon d'Or winner like Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and because they want to return to the top after a unsuccessful season.

Conte decided not to replace Rudi Garcia earlier this season as he no longer wants to take a team halfway through the season.

His family would remain in Turin, a few hours' flight from Napoli and would not change his habits for the umpteenth time by trying to repeat the sporting miracle achieved after over 30 years by Luciano Spalletti's team last season.

Winning a scudetto in Naples is much more difficult than doing so at a top club like Juventus, Inter or AC Milan and this generates many expectations in the head of the Apulian coach.

According to Tuttosport, Conte could still accept Napoli's proposal in June 2024.

At the end of the season everything will be clearer on his horizon and the Neapolitan club is probably one of the best solutions.

Conte is the right man when there are no international competitions and Napoli seriously risks not qualifying for any European competition. Today they are in ninth place in Serie A, closer to Torino than to Inter in the standings, and this is a sign of failure on which Conte's determination can build new triumphs.

CONTE WOULD MAKE NAPOLI FANS DREAM AGAIN

Among the narrow alleys of San Gregorio Armeno, Conte would be treated like a divinity.

His extraordinary charismatic energy would allow the fans to dream again after the technical disaster experienced with Rudi Garcia and Walter Mazzari - the temporary coach who has a worse points average than his French predecessor.

If Conte needed love in Naples he would find it without any particular problems, without even paying too much attention to relations with the media and his polemical character would become a shield against any external attack.

The city has always dreamed of having Jose Mourinho on the bench but his 'Roman nature' and the excessive cost of his ancient football would be too much of a burden to bear.

This is why Conte represents the right man who could be in the right place, on the bench of the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

CONTE FACES DE LAURENTIIS PROBLEM - BUT CAN REBUILD TEAM WITH OSIMHEN'S MILLIONS

You don't have to be overly fussy to understand how Conte in Naples would have major diplomatic problems with president Aurelio De Laurentiis.

Both have a very strong character, a tough soul and an extraordinary passion for motivational dialogues.

In Italy there is a very famous motto: 'Two roosters in the henhouse cannot co-exist together' and this ancient popular phrase perfectly captures the situation that every coach who approaches Napoli experiences.

In the spring, De Laurentiis and the Neapolitan club will look to satisfy the technical requests of Conte, but not the economic ones because no Italian club could shell out the same amount that he received during his time at Tottenham.

Conte wants to win and to do so he needs players who are at the top of the game or very close to becoming one.

The sale of Victor Osimhen this summer would cost around £100m and the Italian coach could manage the next transfer almost personally as he has always dreamed of.

If Conte has the chance to be a complete manager, by actively choosing the players to buy, Napoli would certainly become his first choice.

CONTE IN LOVE WITH JUVENTUS

In addition to Napoli, there is obviously the most fascinating and least difficult hypothesis for Antonio Conte - returning to Juventus.

Conte's career as a Juventus player is full of successes with five Serie A titles, the Champions League, UEFA Cup, the Coppa Italia and the European Super Cup.  His greatest wish is that to also win the Champions League as a coach.

Allegri's 405 games are a perfect snapshot of his importance in recent years for Juventus.

Today, however, his time seems to have expired and his football appears to be ancient, old and frankly out of place.

Against Udinese, Juventus didn't have a shot on target for 45 minutes playing at the Allianz Stadium.

Conte's return to Juventus is possible, by the coach's own admission who during an interview with 'Belve' on Rai2 said he regretted leaving Juventus.

Who would immediately benefit from the former Tottenham manager's return to Turin? Federico Chiesa would certainly be the happiest player in the locker room.

ONLY CONTE CAN SAVE CHIESA

Chiesa has always been a fundamental player for Juventus and has always been highly appreciated by Conte.

The Italian coach would not let the Italian winger be debased in the role of second striker but would tactically rebuild the team to enhance his technical characteristics.

Going from 3-5-2 to 3-4-2-1 or 4-2-4, the true model of Conte's early career, would represent an upgrade for Chiesa's career.

Conte's return could be an electric shock for all the players. His presence on the bench would even be linked to the permanence of the Italian winger who would become the icon of the team's new technical course.

Conte's arrival would stop the potential hemorrhage of players and would allow them to recreate a strong group from which to start again to win points and consolidate the team's growth.

Chiesa would return to being a fundamental player, the future captain of the team who will enhance the tradition of the great Italian players who wore the captain's armband like Alessandro Del Piero.

Related: Tottenham Hotspur Juventus Napoli Conte Massimiliano Allegri Luciano Spalletti Osimhen
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