It's Not About Family Or Salary, This Is A Strong Reason Antonio Conte Refuses To Train Napoli

Coach Antonio Conte refused an offer to coach Napoli. (Instagram @antinooconte)

JAKARTA - Coach Antonio Conte said it was a family factor that made him refuse the offer to train in Napoli. But that's not the reason Conte refused after meeting with club president Aurelio de Badis. Or about payment when contracted to deal with Napoli.

Conte did not deny that he had met De Badminton De to discuss the possibility of replacing coach Rudi Garcia. This is related to Garcia's unsatisfactory performance so De Badminton wanted to dismiss him.

Napoli, who are defending champions in the Italian Serie A, made a bad start. When competitors, AC Milan and Inter Milan shot long, Napoli's steps struggled.

From 10 matches in various competitions, Napoli won five times, drew twice and lost three times.

This achievement made Napoli ranked fifth in the standings. They are already seven points adrift of Milan as league leaders.

The only meeting, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano, did not go smoothly or gave a 'not positive' result. And that was corroborated by Conte's statement rejecting Napoli's offer.

The coach, who has been unemployed since March after being dismissed by Tottenham Hotspur, gave him a reason if he still wanted to take advantage of his time with his family. This was revealed by him through the Instagram Stories Conte.

"I heard rumors that I was linked to a number of clubs. I need to emphasize that I want to take advantage of the time I have and want to enjoy it with my family," Conte wrote in his upload.

It's just not the family or the amount of the contract that De Badminton offered, which is actually the reason Conte rejected Napoli's offer, including technical and tactical factors.

The most important reason Conte's refusal was because he didn't want to enter the new team in the middle of the competition. The former Chelsea manager just wanted to join the team from the start or before the competition.

Thus Conte, who once interpreted Inter Milan and the Italian national team, was able to prepare a team from the start. Including how the team underwent pre-season.

In his career as a coach, Conte has only joined the team once in the competition, namely when he accepted Tottenham's offer to replace Nuno Esp totalito Santo in November 2021.

But he did not last long. Tottenham sacked Conte in the middle of the competition in March 2023.

Conte's refusal made Garcia stay in Napoli. However, De Badminton still wants to dismiss him and look for a replacement.