Antonio Conte confirmed he will leave Napoli after the club’s final Serie A game of the season. He took charge in summer 2024 and won a fifth Serie A title in his first season, following earlier league successes with Juventus and Inter Milan. Napoli finished second this season, 11 points behind Inter, and Conte said tensions developed within the squad and behind the scenes. He described sensing situations after Bologna that he did not like and said he was prepared to step aside. He stated that new signings did not gel with the existing squad and that difficult dynamics needed addressing. He said discussions with players and club officials led him to conclude his cycle had ended, and he informed the chairman a month earlier that his time was coming to an end.
"After Bologna, I sensed some situations I didn't like, and even there, it takes guts to speak your mind."
"I've never been one for mediocre seasons, and I never will be. I was even prepared to step aside; certainly, some new signings didn't gel with the existing squad, and some very difficult dynamics had developed that needed to be addressed."
"I was lucky enough to have a group I could be straight with, we sorted things out, telling each other that we had to pull together, and we set off again."
"I rang the chairman a month ago; I didn't want to hear anything else and told him, 'Given the friendship we share, I feel that my time here is coming to an end.' The decision was mine."
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