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Pavel Nedved would like to bring Antonio Conte back to Juventus, despite the Tottenham manager's fractious relationship with chief Andrea Agnelli.
Conte left Juventus in the summer of 2014 after feeling he wasn't backed by Agnelli in the transfer window, with the pair famously having a spat last year, when the current Spurs boss flipped his middle finger at his former boss while managing Inter Milan.
Without their fall-out, Conte would have already returned to the Juventus dug-out.
Juventus director Pavel Nedved wants Antonio Conte (pictured) to return to the club
Conte famously fell out with Juventus chief Andrea Agnelli towards the end of his stint at the club in 2014 which ended after he felt that he wasn't getting the backing needed in the market
Conte even flipped his middle finger at Agnelli while coaching Inter Milan back in 2021
Back in 2019, Conte while talking to Italian media on Mediaset television programme 'lene' said he could have returned to Turin as there was a 'project to be completed, left unfinished with Juventus'.
Juventus director Nedved, and Tottenham's managing director Fabio Paratici - then at Juventus - tried desperately to convince Agnelli to bring Conte back at the club, without succeeding as the club fell back on other solutions.
With Conte's contract expiring in the summer of 2023, next year could be the right time for a return to Juventus. The Italian is one of the best coaches in the world and is perhaps the only man capable of reviving the club's fortunes after a poor start to the season under Max Allegri.
Conte recently returned to Italy to spend a few days away from London, close to his family home in Turin, where his wife and daughter live.
Nedved (pictured) has previously attempted to bring Conte back to the Bianconeri
Nedved and Conte are great friends and will surely have had the opportunity to talk to each other - with the prospect of returning to live close to his family, a priority for Conte who remains deeply attached to Juventus.
This is despite his unpleasant relationship with Agnelli and some of the club's most extreme fans.
Nedved has always pleased the cause of a return for Conte, who is considered by some as among the greatest traitors in the history of the Italian giants.
According to 'Corriere dello Sport' in 2019, Conte has always been Nedved's first choice to replace Allegri - who had then left after after his first stint as manager - only for Agnelli to veto the move.
Agnelli is the main person responsible for the decision to bring Allegri back to the Juventus dug-out, a move that so far looks to have been a mistake. He could therefore convince himself about backing down in his quarrel with Conte, and look to bring him back for the good of the club.
Conte's work at Tottenham has been brilliant so far, transforming the club's fortunes by bringing them back into the Champions League, and possibly being in contention for a Premier League title challenge this season.
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