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Chiellini will push for Conte in new Juventus role

May 16, 2025

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Chiellini will push for Conte in new Juventus role

MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 29: Antonio Conte (C) manager of Juventus FC celebrates a victory with Giorgio Chiellini (L), Andrea Barzagli, Claudio Marchisio and Gianluigi Buffon at the end of the Serie A match between FC Internazionale Milano and Juventus FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 29, 2011 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

La Gazzetta dello Sport confirms Antonio Conte is Juventus’ ‘dream’ coach for next season and his former player Giorgio Chiellini is expected to take a central role in negotiations.

Chiellini returned to Juventus as the Head of Football Institutional Relations in September last year and is now ready to take a more prominent role in the club’s management.

Juventus are expected to change the club’s organisation, and Chiellini will be tasked with more responsibilities, although his new role at the club remains unclear.

epa12092721 Napoli's head coach Antonio Conte during the Italian Serie A soccer match SSC Napoli vs CF Genoa at Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, 11 May 2025. EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATE — epa12092721 Napoli’s head coach Antonio Conte during the Italian Serie A soccer match SSC Napoli vs CF Genoa at Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, 11 May 2025. EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATE

As reported by Gazzetta, Chiellini will push to reunite with Conte at the Allianz Stadium after playing for several years under the Italian tactician for Juventus and the Italy national team.

Multiple sources have already claimed that Conte is Juventus’ primary option to replace Igor Tudor next year. The Croatian is currently under contract until the end of the season, including the Club World Cup.

Conte, on the other hand, is contracted by Napoli to 2027, so the Bianconeri will have to hold talks with him and the Partenopei President Aurelio De Laurentiis to materialise a move.

It is surely no easy feat considering the rivalry between the two clubs and the fact that Conte has helped the Azzurri bounce back after a poor 2023-24 campaign, making them title contenders this season.