Antonio Conte: “I had no agreement with Juventus”

Antonio Conte, the coach of Napoli's fourth Scudetto, finally sheds light on the rumors circulating in recent months regarding his agreement with Juventus.

“No, absolutely not, I had no agreement with Juventus and I categorically refused.” He clarified this during the new two-part episode of Federico Buffa Talks, the original production by Sky Sport together with director Federico Ferri, starting today on Sky and streaming on Now, also available On Demand (the first episode at 21pm on Sky Sport Uno and at midnight on Sky Sport Calcio. The new episodes are scheduled for tomorrow).

"I signed a three-year contract with Napoli," added Antonio Conte . "What was the goal? The same as I've always said: to build a solid foundation, not one that could crumble at the first opportunity. Our first goal was to return to Europe, not even the Champions League.

Then the fact that we have come to win the championship, in my head and in my vision, in my project absolutely nothing has changed. What I was sorry about - continues the Italian champion coach - is that about the possibility of a possible divorce between me and Napoli, a month or a month and a half from the end of the championship, people have already started talking, they have talked about me at Juventus".

"That said, for me, Juventus is, was, and always will be Juventus, that's clear," the Salento coach emphasizes. "So no one, as I said, even with Lecce, will ever be able to undermine my feelings towards this club... towards my history. Where I grew up, you know?

It bothers me because so many times even behind my person... Behind my character many people profit, many are vultures, because I realize that my name is different from many others. I remember very well this year at the Napoli presentation , we were there in the square and at a certain point the Napoli fans started asking me to jump with them: 'Anyone who doesn't jump is a Juventus fan.' I stopped everyone and said: 'Let's stop for a moment. You can't ask me what I will never be able to do.

In Naples I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it because, I repeat, you do a lot to get to the finish line and win. Once you get to the finish line you have to enjoy it, otherwise it makes no sense. I mean, there is no sense in doing the route and there is no sense in making all those sacrifices”.