INTER MILAN HAVE parted company with manager Luciano Spalletti, with the path now clear for Antonio Conte to potentially take the reins at San Siro.
Change has been made in the dugout after a frustrating end to the 2018-19 campaign. A top-four finish and Champions League qualification has been secured, but the Nerazzurri stumbled over the line.
With Spalletti having struggled to convince those in the boardroom and in the stands, the decision has been taken to part company.
A statement on Inter’s official website read: “FC Internazionale Milano can confirm that Luciano Spalletti is no longer head coach of the first team. “The club wishes to thank Spalletti for his work and the results achieved together.”
Spalletti had conceded after a 2-1 victory over Empoli on the final day of the Serie A season that he was unable to say with any certainty that he would be staying on.
He had seen speculation regarding potential successors build in the weeks leading up to the last round of fixtures.
Former Juventus and Chelsea boss Conte has been in talks regarding a possible role with the Milan-based outfit. It could be that discussions are now stepped up and an agreement pushed through.
Conte is, however, unlikely to be the only name in the frame. It has been suggested that Jose Mourinho could be lured back to San Siro for a second spell, having enjoyed considerable success during a previous stint — winning a domestic and European treble in 2010.
But Inter have been warned off the Portuguese coach, with Italian legend Andrea Pirlo telling Sky Sport Italia: “In my opinion, Conte can give more than Mourinho, especially in terms of structure.
If he’d join Inter the fans will support the team, even more, they’ll be closer to the players.”
Spalletti leaves Inter after two years at the helm. He traded a role at Roma for one at San Siro in the summer of 2017. Under his guidance, the Nerazzurri took in 90 games – winning 45, drawing 26 and losing 19.
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Agree with his comments in that regard but a bit rich coming from him as La Liga chief where Barca and Real carve up the TV rights with their own TV deals which dwarf the alms handed out to the rest. Could do with sorting his own shop too..
@alternativefacter: your right about the TV rights there has been slight improvement but still nowhere near enough in Spanish football
PSG and City just copying the financial doping model invented by the Spanish and Catalan governments.
@Stanley Baggins: that’s just plain ignorance. The Spanish government lost true control years ago over the sport . It wasn’t a plan it was just ineptitude . The Catalan government is a regional government and have nothing to do with it . Still you’ll get more likes cos people love to believe s#it€
He wasnt saying anything when Real were winning. How much debt has the goverment wiped clean for them?
@Kingshu: used to be the king, is the government at it now?
@Kingshu: he is the League President , he has two many enemies , the Spanish FA and UEFA/CL
@Dave O Keeffe: the King ??? Haha haha deluded ! That’s like saying it was Franco cos he was top dog in Europe .
The rest of the football world should seize & allow Real & Barca to dominate
Javier has made some excellent points.
It was okay when their lads were the biggest fish in the pond. I agree with him but its hypocritical on his part. The two he mentions can’t get within an ass’s roar of a final no matter how much they bend the rules.
@Hardly Normal: Wait
…at one point they were going to wind up Real Madrid. It would have taken the main Spanish banks down with them. State support???
@Tom McHugh: what point was that ? A date maybe ?
City’s record signing is £60 million, what is Barcelona’s or Real’s. And they apparently wanted this idiot to be chief executive of the Premier League.
@William Boland: city just buy buy buy and consistently price other teams out of signings. I think your forgetting PSG though. Remember the whole Neymar+Mbappe double transfer? That was beyond farcical
@William Boland: it’s not what they pay it’s who they pay it for ? Real and Barca also sell their players for often more than when signed , even Ronaldo’s fee for Juventus was technically more . Who do City sell for more than they paid for ??
@Limón Madrugada: in the last 5 years, who have City overpaid for? They got out of the race for Sanchez because they didn’t want to overpay for him, same as DeJong. You can say PSG City in no way created the market the way it is now.
@William Boland: I haven’t said they’ve overpaid for anyone . I’m saying if you spend 12 x50M that’s 600M whereas if you’re an extremely rich club like Real Madrid or Barca you spend 200M -300M because you’ve just sold Neymar , Ronaldo or even Morata for 70-100-250M , and you’ve picked up 100m for winning the CL .. or should I say 400M for winning it 4 times in 5 years . It’s the total spend that’s high not the price for the player .And how you generated the money to pay for him . Madrid generates 120M a year from Adidas alone . 120M from ticket sales . Barca even more . City don’t generate that income , but they can spend better than the best .
He’s right too..
But its ok for Barcelona and Real to buy La Liga every year
@Brysonpieters: Barca didn’t buy it this year . Nor last year . Madrid’s last League win included the European double and they made no significant additions to that years squad that made the difference . Madrid has spent its money recently on future players some of whom have just started to play a bit ( Vinicius Jr) or Rodrygo , yet to arrive . Their impact on Madrid’s league position is minimal