Antonio Conte has officially left SSC Napoli after the club and manager agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent, despite Conte having one year remaining on his deal.

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Antonio Conte has officially left SSC Napoli after the club and manager agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent, despite Conte having one year remaining on his deal.  

Conte joined Napoli in 2024 and enjoyed a successful spell, winning the Serie A title in his first season and helping the club remain among Italy’s top teams. He announced his departure after the end of the 2025–26 season.  

Italian Serie A runners-up Napoli confirmed on Thursday that coach Antonio Conte will leave the club after two years, with former AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri tipped to take over.

“Napoli announces that an agreement has been reached with Antonio Conte and his staff to part ways before the natural expiry of their contracts,” the club said in a statement.

“We would like to thank the coach and his backroom team for their excellent work. We wish them the very best for the future and the next challenges they will face in their careers.

“Thanks, coach!”

Conte, 56, who guided Napoli to the Serie A title in the 2024/25 campaign, has been widely touted as the favourite to take over as Italy coach.

The former Italy international previously coached the national side between 2014 and 2016, taking them to the Euro 2016 quarter-finals where they lost on penalties to Germany.

Napoli are reported to be in advanced talks with Allegri, 58, who was sacked as AC Milan coach after missing out on next season’s Champions League.

There is speculation that Conte could return to manage the Italy national football team, although no appointment has been officially confirmed.  

Napoli are reportedly expected to replace him with Massimiliano Allegri.