An article in Gazzetta dello Sport highlights Antonio Conte`s current high demand in the football coaching market. Just a year ago, top clubs Juventus and Milan declined to hire him, opting for different managerial paths. Juventus appointed Thiago Motta for a three-year project, while Milan, under Furlani and Ibrahimovic, chose Paulo Fonseca.

Fast forward a year, and Antonio Conte has led his current team to second place in the league, reaffirming a key principle in contemporary Italian football: with Conte as coach, a team becomes a Scudetto contender. Juventus is now considering bringing him back after his successful stint in the early 2010s, where he secured three league titles. Milan is also in the market for an Italian coach and is no longer automatically dismissing Conte as an option.

Turin is undeniably a central point of focus for Conte, where he feels at home, partly because he still owns a house in the city. Igor Tudor has signed with Juventus until June, with an automatic renewal clause based on Champions League qualification.

However, Juventus has a potential exit clause by the end of July, which would involve paying a penalty. Whether they will activate it, especially for Conte, remains to be seen. Conte himself has acknowledged his strong connection with Juventus, stating in September, “I played with them for 13 seasons, it`s a history I will always be a part of. But today, I have the immense pleasure of coaching the national team.” More recently, he added, “In the future, I would like to occasionally sit in pole position.” He is well aware of the rapid changes in the football world. Milan, on the other hand, has different sporting director considerations but recognizes their previous misjudgment regarding Conte, as they are now committed to hiring an Italian coach.