CM: Conte wants Milan, Inter or Juventus next but Growth Decree presents an obstacle | OneFootball

Antonio Conte seems to be nearing the end of his time at Tottenham and AC Milan are among his three preferences for his next job, a report claims.

As Calciomercato.com report, it feels as though Conte’s recent comments in the media criticising his players and Spurs’ lack of ambition will cost him his job potentially as early as today, but whether the sacking arrives this week or at the end of the season he will be free to start a new challenge from then.

His idea is clear: he wants to go back to Italy to be close to his family and loved ones, a feeling which became more profound during the period of his operation. His family is based in Italy, between Milan and Turin, and it is no coincidence that he has three preferences for his next job: Juventus, Inter and Milan.

Those preferences are in order too because he would say yes to Juve regardless of figures and project, while a return to Inter could materialise because of his relationship with Beppe Marotta and finally the Rossoneri are a team he spoke highly of during the meeting in the Champions League but just like Spurs (who he criticised) they are not expected to spend big.

Conte is one of the highest paid managers in the world and there is an obstacle in this regard because no Italian club can benefit from the Growth Decree. The 53-year-old has had his tax residence in England for over a year and, consequently, cannot return to the old benefits.

His signing with Tottenham arrived in late October and as a result the point of having a two-year stay away from Italy – which would allow him to once again access the advantages of the Growth Decree – will only arrive in October.

Therefore, anyone who wants to hire Conte in the summer will have to pay the full gross amount, which means if he agreed to €5m net per season the gross would be close to €10m and not €7.5m with the Growth Decree.

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