Conte: 'Scudetto, then my future'

Antonio Conte insists Juventus “must win the Scudetto tomorrow” against Palermo, but drops a big hint he is considering his future at the club.

The Bianconeri need only one point to mathematically clinch the title and the party is ready in Turin on Sunday afternoon, but Palermo are eager to spoil it because they are desperate for points to avoid relegation. Click here for a match preview.

“We must win the Scudetto tomorrow,” began Conte in his Press conference. “We can go over the finish line and we have to do it, without ifs or buts. It has been a tough year, a tiring one and we’ve been top of the table from the first round. That is a rare but wonderful achievement.

“In two years we went above and beyond expectations, which is thanks to everyone, from President Andrea Agnelli to director Beppe Marotta and the team. I trust my players and often ask them for their opinions.

“When I arrived many predicted we’d qualify for the Europa League by this stage. Today we’re on the verge of a second consecutive title. We’ve raised the bar, but I wonder by how much, considering we’ve achieved the maximum results.”

Juve could take the Scudetto on May 5, the 11th anniversary of the date they won the title in the final round of the 2001-02 campaign, leapfrogging Inter in a dramatic last 90 minutes.

Conte has repeatedly shot down links with a move abroad to PSG, Manchester United or Real Madrid by confirming his love for Juventus, but in today’s Press conference dropped a big hint that it might not be enough.

“The future... Everything that has happened in these two years is down to the planning done by me and the club. We left absolutely nothing to chance.

“Having said that, it’s only right that at the end of every season it’s right to sit down and confront our viewpoints. We will evaluate every situation to understand what we can do out of respect for the fans, the club, the players and for me.

“Conte the man wants to stay 100 per cent at Juventus. Then there is Conte the professional who, out of respect for the fans, the club and himself, has to get a clear idea of the whole situation.

“The professional needs to look at himself and understand, seeing as we have come from two extraordinary years, how to keep raising that bar. I never thought about money, which I proved in the past at Bari and Atalanta. That is totally irrelevant to me.

“As for the rest... We are in early May and are fortunate enough to be in a position where we can play out next season. Anyone who thinks we do that in January or February is kidding themselves. I don’t think there will be a disconnect between the professional and the man, or at least I hope not.”

To keep Conte we must spend money to build a stronger team.Buy two or three world class players and we are ready to fight anyone for CL.

I read an article going over this on goal.com

Of course it's goal.com but they're quoting the man himself.

Conte shares the exact same concern as I have had. That we'll continue to sit at the top of serie A but pretty much stand by and falsly accept that we cannot compete at the final stages of Europe.

He wants to make sure that Juventus are willing to invest so that he can continue to improve us and to compete against the very best. Conte is pressuring the board into taking action.


Now worst case scenario the board shut him down and he leaves, which would be a *bleep* astronomically idiotic set back of epic proportions.

Best case scenario, we give Conte a team to compete with the very best, and he can progress.

This summer is an important time, a very important time. We either take the last step up or we continue to play for the league, and keep a very provincial line of thinking in Europe and admitt defeat before we even kick the ball against the very best.


I'm happy Conte shares my ideas, I hope he can spur the board into action.

Agnelli, Marotta , Nedved its time to take the next step

hes just doing this to get a better contract, he probably has gotten good offers and wants better paymenr.

djfawnz wrote:hes just doing this to get a better contract, he probably has gotten good offers and wants better paymenr.

no he wants that TOP PLAYER and Juve to be able to compete in EU

Yeah if this was about money he'd just go to PsG who would pretty much give him what he felt like asking for.

He as a competitive coach wants a team that can win everything.
It's easy to forget when you're looking at pro's from the outside that they also have a burning desire to win and that they hate losing.

He doesn't want to stay in the club he loves and lose every time he comes up against the top few teams in Europe. He wants to compete for everything. The B.O.D need to just invest.

We could save money and neglect our need for a game changer or we could unbalance the books a little bit, buy what we need to buy and long-term make more money from shirt sales, winning the CL and in doing so attract new fans who in turn will invest in the club through merchandise.