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With the Serie A coaching carousel getting completed and Massimiliano Allegri headed to Napoli, Antonio Conte and Roberto Mancini are the two frontrunners to guide Italy. Pep Guardiola lingers as a pipe dream, and Claudio Ranieri is a distant fallback, La Gazzetta dello Sport<\/em> informs.<\/p>\n The new boss will be hired following the FIGC\u2019s general election on June 22nd<\/sup>. Former Italian Olympic Committee head Giovanni Malag\u00f2 is set to prevail, as he\u2019s garnered enough support already.<\/p>\n Mancini is particularly close to the probable new president, giving him an edge over Conte in the race to take over Italy. In addition, his salary requests are much more manageable. He\u2019s currently helming Al Sadd in Qatar, with which he won the league, but he has an exit clause. He has shown contrition for the way he abruptly left the Azzurri<\/em> in August 2023.<\/p>\n The former Napoli manager is open to coming back as well. However, he was making \u20ac8M in Campania. He\u2019d accept a pay cut, but not a drastic one. He was earning \u20ac4.5M thanks to sponsors\u2019 contributions during his previous spell. The Federation would have to get creative to get in that neighborhood again.<\/p>\n Ranieri has recently been fired from Roma. His Giallorossi<\/em> role had prevented him from taking the job when he was offered before Gennaro Gattuso\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n The governing body should do everything it can to convince Conte and move on to less convincing options only if he says no. It\u2019d be a terrible look and an awful start for Malag\u00f2 if Mancini got the nod just because they are friends. Plus, his shortcomings went far beyond his scurrying away for a more lucrative job.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n<\/div>\nOur Take on Italy<\/h3>\n
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