Antonio Conte makes final decision over his future at Napoli - after reports claimed he would be sacked just days after winning Serie A title
Antonio Conte has will remain at Napoli despite reports claiming that he would be sacked just days after clinching the Serie A title.
Conte, who only arrived at the club at the start of the 2024-25 campaign, helped deliver the league title success last week after a dramatic final day of the season.
As the players and staff celebrated, however, rumours began circulating that suggested the former Tottenham and Chelsea boss would be relieved of his duties.
As quoted by Football Italia, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis said: 'I wish Conte continuing success in his professional life. Thank you, Antonio.'
However, it appears that De Laurentiis and his chiefs have had a change of heart - with Conte now set to stay on as Napoli head coach.
Taking to X on Thursday, De Laurentiis shared a picture of himself and Conte with the caption: 'FULL SPEED AHEAD. STRONGER THAN BEFORE!'.
Meanwhile, Napoli's official account on the social media platform also provided a post which confirmed that Conte would be staying on for the next season.
Conte had reportedly been concerned about the financial backing that could be provided in the transfer window but that fears seems to have been alleviated.
The team enjoyed an open-top bus parade on Monday afternoon around the Bay of Naples to celebrate their second Scudetto in three seasons.
Napoli were indebted to former Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay as he scored an acrobatic effort to steer Conte's men to glory.
A 2-0 victory over Cagliari saw them finish above closest challengers Inter Milan by just one point in what was a titanic title race.
Meanwhile, reports recently claimed that Man United are talking to Napoli about a swap involving Victor Osimhen and Rasmus Hojlund - plus a substantial fee.
Osimhen is one of Europe's most wanted men and United have flown out one of their transfer kingpins to try and steer Osimhen away from their rivals and Saudi Arabia.
United have reportedly sent recruitment planner Matt Hargreaves to sweet talk Napoli president Aurelio Di Laurentiis and sporting director Giovanni Manna.
Napoli are willing to let United have their prize if they are ready to hand over Hojlund and around £33.5million, according to local outlet Il Napolista.
Osimhen is due to return to Naples in the coming days, having spent the year on loan at Galatasaray, where he has added 36 goals and a league title to his portfolio.
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