Will there be a spectacular return to the dugout of A league-top club Juventus Turin?
As the English “Sun” reports, the Italians are planning to bring Antonio Conte (53) back. That would be a real one Transfer-Coup.
The fact is: the “Old Lady” is currently deep in a sporting crisis. In the league you could only win two of the previous seven season games. They only suffered their first defeat on the last matchday (0-1 against Monza), but with four more draws they are only enough for eighth place in the table at the moment. Also in the Champions League it has only lost so far, so getting into the knockout stages is seriously at risk.
Mediocrity instead of master fight!
Massimiliano Allegri (55) is still sitting in the Italian coach’s chair – but it’s wobbling. The club management is said to have decided to continue to rely on Allegri for the time being, but there seems to be no avoiding a change – also in the coaching position.
According to the report, the preferred candidate for a restart from the coming season is Conte. He knows how to play successfully with Juve. Even as a player, the former midfield star was five times champion with the Turin team. As a Juve coach, he won the championship three times in a row in 2012, 2013 and 2014. We long for those times back now.
What speaks for it: Conte’s contract with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur expires at the end of the season. Should he not extend early, Juve could sign him without a fee.
What speaks against it: Conte would have to work with club boss Andrea Agnelli (46) at Juventus. Both should maintain a rather cool relationship with each other. In 2019, Juve was already planning a return from Conte. However, Agnelli is said to have vetoed this plan at the time. Instead, Maurizio Sarri (63) was appointed coach.
Apparently Agnelli has now thrown his concerns overboard. The way for Conte back to Juve seems clear.
