Antonio Conte 'set to QUIT Inter Milan in the next 48 hours'

Antonio Conte ‘set to QUIT Inter Milan in the next 48 hours with the Italian FURIOUS with president Steven Zhang after learning that Serie A champions must cut wage bill by 20 per cent and generate £86.5m in player sales to stay afloat this summer’

  • Antonio Conte will reportedly quit Inter Milan in the forthcoming 48 hours 
  • The Italian is reportedly furious with the club’s financial restrictions this summer 
  • Inter must generate £86.5m in player sales and cut the wage bill by 20 per cent
  • Conte, 51, will meet with club chiefs to discuss the termination of his contract 

Antonio Conte is reportedly set to leave Inter Milan within the next 48 hours with the fiery Italian understood to be angry with the club’s financial restrictions this summer window.

Conte has enjoyed a strong two seasons with the the Nerazzurri, culminating in their winning of the Scudetto this campaign, thereby ending Juventus’ nine-year dominance of Italian football in the process. 

The 51-year-old was expected to lead the club into the 2021-22 campaign. However, Inter’s serious financial predicament could result in Conte walking away this summer. 

Antonio Conte is reportedly set to leave Inter Milan in the next 48 hours after a furious row

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Conte came to blows with club president Steven Zhang

According to Italian outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport, Conte was alleged to have been furious with president Steven Zhang when he was informed that the club would be forced to sell several of their star players and hand out wage reductions.

The wage bill reportedly needs to be cut by 20 per cent, while they must generate a huge £86.5m in player sales to stay afloat. 

Conte had been expecting to splash out more money in the coming window in order to sustain Inter’s dominance at the summit of Serie A, and he is understood to be set to meet Zhang again in the coming days to arrange the details of his contract termination – which would cost the Italian around £5.2m.

The Inter chief told Conte that he will face financial restrictions in the summer transfer window

Inter must reportedly generate £86.5m in player sales and cut the wage bill by 20 per cent

The 51-year-old’s uncertainty at Inter could spring Tottenham into action as chairman Daniel Levy attempts to land a big name to succeed Jose Mourinho after an underwhelming campaign.

Levy appears some distance from appointing a new manager for the Spurs hotseat, with Julian Nagelsmann, Hans Dieter-Flick, Erik ten Hag and Brendan Rodgers all turning down the Tottenham chief’s advances.

Former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has been linked with a shock return to north London, although Conte’s previous success in England – in which he won the Premier League at Chelsea – could sway Levy, who is desperate for Spurs to end their barren spell without silverware. 

Despite winning the Scudetto, Conte is so furious that he is seeking to walk away from the club

The 51-year-old’s availability may be in the interest of Daniel Levy at Tottenham Hotspur

Conte dedicated Inter’s Scudetto triumph to himself over the weekend after winning the Italian top flight by a huge 12 points.

‘I dedicate it [the Scudetto] to myself. Because I know that in any case it has not been an easy path in these two years,’ he said.

‘I really had to get everything out of myself. There have also been times when I have doubted things and doubted myself.

‘But we have been strong enough to go beyond everything. We have all been good, even me.

‘I think it was the right end to an extraordinary year. Even today we played a beautiful game, we didn’t leave anything behind.

‘We have collected 91 points, scored more than 90 goals. The best defence, the second-best attack, it means having done something beautiful and important.’




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