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Antonio Conte so a name that is closely associated with Newcastle United after the arrival of a new owner to the club. But it is predicted that it will be difficult to get Conte.
Newcastle United officially acquired by a consortium belonging to the Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman last week. 80% of Newcastle’s shares are now owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), while the remaining 20% is divided equally between Amanda Staveley and the Reuben brothers.
The Toon is now included in the ranks of the richest clubs in the world. They have abundant financial support from PIF, which has assets of more than IDR 6,000 trillion!
Changes are expected to occur in the team’s body soon. One of the first things to do is to change coaches.
Steve Bruce, who has been in charge of the team since 2019 this season, has struggled to lift his position. Newcastle United are currently in the bottom two aka 19 in the Premier League standings, with no wins at all in seven weeks.
Among the names believed to be in the consideration of the new management to lead the project there is a figure Antonio Conte. Other candidates are Brendan Rodgers, Steven Gerrard, Eddie Howe, to Frank Lampard.
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes Conte is on the list and is likely to be at the top of the list. Because the former Juventus and Chelsea coach is currently also unemployed.
But he doubts Conte will accept the job of building a squad from scratch, which will take a long time to reap the rewards.
“It’s difficult. Of the people available to recruit at this time, Conte is definitely on the top of the list. Sometimes it’s about money, money is also talking right now,” he said on the Youtube channel, FIVE, reported Metro.
“I think Conte, he is available for signing. But can you get him? Yes, try it,” added the man who now works as an analyst.
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