Conte as the new coach of Italy
Antonio Conte is, according to media reports, the new coach of the Italian national football team. The longtime coach of giants Juventus agreed with the Italian Football Federation FIGC on a contract until 2016 The EM reports the “Gazzetta dello Sport”. The 45-year-old has claimed three championships declared in July in a row at Juve his resignation.
The contract is expected to contribute a total of 3.6 million Conte. These are € 100,000 per year less than Cesare Prandelli said to have received, who resigned after the preliminary rounds off at the World Cup in Brazil. The German sportswear manufacturer Puma has already pledged his support. “We are the project of the Italian Football Federation support,” it said in a press release of the Franks.
According to Gazzetta, the company will contribute two million euros for the coach. “The Germans are paying our coach,” Italian media commented already.
After the agreement with Puma Conte could sign his contract on Monday. A conversation between the coach and the newly elected Association boss Carlo Tavecchio is provided on Saturday.
Conte wants to introduce a new concept and make the national team similar to a club. The southern Italians will maintain close contact with the coaches of the Serie A club to be better informed about the condition of the players and their training program. In addition, the ex-Juve coach wants in the choice of the training camp of the Azzurri increasingly call the shots.
At the World Cup in Brazil, the four-time world champion Italy was after two defeats to Uruguay and Costa Rica in the group stage excreted. Prandelli had declared his resignation.
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