Head coach Antonio Conte guided Inter Milan to their first Serie A title in 11 years, but that wasn't enough for him to stick around for what may have become a tumultuous summer.
Sky Sports reported Wednesday afternoon that Conte is leaving Inter by mutual consent.
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— Football Daily (@footballdaily) May 26, 2021
Antonio Conte has left Inter Milan by mutual consent pic.twitter.com/M0Yjc21wkh
Inter later confirmed Conte's departure.
Sky explains that Conte will accept a buyout of seven million euros (roughly $8.5 million) for the final year of his Inter contract. The report continues Inter wanted Conte to cut his wage bill by around 15-20% and raise close to $100 million via player sales during the summer transfer window.
Joe Prince-Wright of NBC Sports is linking the manager with four Serie A titles and a Premier League crown on his resume with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, who fired Jose Mourinho in April and are in need of a full-time boss. However, Sky's Kaveh Solhekol isn't sure Conte would be a good fit at White Hart Lane.
"Spurs are looking for a softer manager, with a personality that would be easier to manage."@SkyKaveh on whether Antonio Conte would join Tottenham as manager pic.twitter.com/5Q7ThDLfD9
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) May 26, 2021
Real Madrid and Barcelona are other rumored potential landing spots for Conte.
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