Juventus' Conte in quit threat
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E-mail Shanghai Daily, May 13, 2014
Juventus coach Antonio Conte on Sunday hinted he could quit if the club fails to invest in players this summer ahead of a fresh assault on the Champions League.
Conte steered Juventus to a third consecutive title last week, the first time the club has achieved the feat since a five-season title run in the 1930s. However in recent weeks the former Juventus player has been linked with a move to French giant Monaco, which is reported to have offered Conte an open cheque book if he took over the Principality club.
After a 1-0 victory on Sunday over Roma, Conte hinted his three-year spell with the Bianconeri could soon be over. Speaking in the third person, Conte said: "If Antonio decides to take another path, then he will do so with the greatest respect for the club and the players."
Juventus made it to the Champions League quarterfinals of last year's competition before bowing out to eventual champion Bayern Munich.
However, this season Juventus failed to make it past the group stages, and although it went on to qualify for the Europa League semifinals it ultimately bowed out to Benfica, which will meet Sevilla this week in the final at Juventus's Turin stadium.
Conte, who won the Champions League as a player in 1996, added: "I won it as a player and one day I want to win it as a coach. But if you ask me if it's possible to do this with Juventus, I would say no."
Conte, who held talks with Juve's key stakeholders last week, said the club "know what I think and they've had the time to mull over what I've said" about his request for reinforcements.
However, he added he would be "ready to commit to another campaign if we have an exciting project with a strengthened team."
Also, AC Milan lost 1-2 at Atalanta in a match blighted by racism. Atalanta fans threw bananas at Kevin Constant, who is black.
Elsewhere in Serie A, it was: Livorno 0, Fiorentina 1; and Sampdoria 2, Napoli 5.
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