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Italy Eyes Conte as Coach Amid Salary Constraints

6/23/2026

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Malagò Seeks Coach

FIGC President Giovanni Malagò is searching for a new Italy national team coach, with Antonio Conte the frontrunner.
Most Serie A clubs and club chief Aurelio De Laurentiis back Conte over Roberto Mancini.
Budget limits make Conte’s salary problematic, while Mancini would accept a €2-2.5 million net package.
Conte remains unattached after turning down offers from Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Malagò will first appoint a Club Italia president and technical director before naming the coach.

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Malagò Wins Presidency

Giovanni Malagò won the FIGC presidency with 68.58% of 266 votes, defeating Giancarlo Abete.
Support came mainly from Serie A clubs; amateur clubs supplied under one-third of his votes.
Malagò condemned Sports Minister Andrea Abodi’s €10.8 million reallocation to women’s Serie A and demanded political respect.
He will tap betting revenues, grant tax-credit incentives for youth-academy investment, and meet Abodi Thursday to demand reversal of the funding shift and stadium upgrades.

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Malagò Seeks Coach

FIGC President Giovanni Malagò is searching for a new Italy national team coach, with Antonio Conte the frontrunner.
Most Serie A clubs and club chief Aurelio De Laurentiis back Conte over Roberto Mancini.
Budget limits make Conte’s salary problematic, while Mancini would accept a €2-2.5 million net package.
Conte remains unattached after turning down offers from Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Malagò will first appoint a Club Italia president and technical director before naming the coach.

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