Conte says the Italian federation should consider him as a coach

Napoli coach Antonio Conte is said to be willing to take the vacant job in Italy, while his club president Aurelio De Laurentiis is said to support the move on Tuesday.

Gennaro Gattuso resigned Azzurri boss on Friday after Italy failed to reach this summer’s World Cup for a third consecutive year.

Conte’s contract at Napoli runs until 2027, with the Italian champions seven points behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan with seven games of the season remaining.

«My name is expected to appear on the list of candidates for the national team,» Conte told reporters after the 1-0 win over AC Milan on Monday.

«If I were the president of the federation, I would consider my name. But you know my contractual situation, I will meet my president at the end of the season and we will see,» the 56-year-old added.

Conte was in charge of the four-time World Cup winner between 2014 and 2016 when he led the team to Euro 2016, where they were eliminated on penalties by Germany in the quarter-finals.

He led Napoli to the Scudetto last season but was on the verge of leaving in the summer after a falling out with De Laurentiis.

Gattuso left the job 24 hours after Gabriele Gravina resigned as head of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).

«If Conte were to ask me if he could become national coach again, I would say yes,» De Laurentiis told the website. Calcionapoli24.

“But because he is very intelligent, I don’t think he can see himself in charge of something that is so disorganized as long as there is no (FIGC) president, and there hasn’t been so far,” Laurentiis added.

AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri has also been linked with the club Azzurri position, but Gattuso’s replacement will only be appointed after the extraordinary meeting of the FIGC on June 22, to elect a new president for the body.

Published on April 7, 2026