Napoli boss Antonio Conte is set to leave the club this summer as he hopes to take the Italy job.
Reports in Italy indicate Conte will walk away from Napoli at the end of the season, even after securing Champions League football in what has been a below par campaign.
Conte and Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis have already decided to split during a meeting in mid-April as he reportedly eyes the Italy job.
Italy suffered a 4-1 penalty shootout defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina in a playoff, missing their third straight World Cup this summer in what is an embarrassing time for the national side.
Conte, who is keen to get started with Italy, will manager his final game against Udinese on Sunday, 24th May where his side will aim to finish second behind Inter Milan in the table.
The Italian boss still has a significant period remaining on his active contract which runs until 2027 but reports in Italy state that it has been agreed for months that he will depart no matter what objectives are achieved.
Serie A legend Maurizio Sarri is the leading candidate to take over at the Stadio Maradona, but Milan’s Massimiliano Allegri is also in the running in what could be an interesting switch for Napoli over the coming months.