Report Conte return to Juventus could push Giuntoli out | OneFootball

If Antonio Conte really is to leave Napoli and return to Juventus, then it is reported he has requested the departure of director Cristiano Giuntoli in Turin.

The Scudetto celebrations over the last few days have been overshadowed by the increasingly likely exit of the coach from the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 29: Antonio Conte (C) manager of Juventus FC celebrates a victory with Giorgio Chiellini (L), Andrea Barzagli, Claudio Marchisio and Gianluigi Buffon at the end of the Serie A match between FC Internazionale Milano and Juventus FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 29, 2011 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

A key meeting is taking place today in Rome between Conte and Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis, but the decision already seems to have been made.

His likely next destination is Juventus, although there would be a significant shake-up of the structure there too.

Conte wants more control at Juventus

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According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Calciomercato.it and more, Conte has made it clear he does not want director Giuntoli to pull the transfer strings.

Patron John Elkann, the heir to the Agnelli family fortune, is inclined to agree after a disappointing season that saw Juve scrape fourth place and Champions League qualification.

Giuntoli also had problems with previous coach Max Allegri, as the very public clash between them after the Coppa Italia Final saw the tactician dismissed.

It has been a chaotic campaign since then, with Thiago Motta brought in and then sacked to make way for Igor Tudor, who is also unhappy with the situation going into the Club World Cup.