Conte willing to accept 50% pay cut for Italy but will still cost double Mancini

Conte willing to accept 50% pay cut for Italy but will still cost double Mancini Wednesday’s reports claim that Antonio Conte is willing to take a significant pay-cut in order to return to his previous role in charge of the Italy national team, but even after that reduction, he is still expected to cost twice as much as his main rival for the job, Roberto Mancini. Conte will cost Italy twice as much as Mancini in wages Mancini and Conte, two former CTs, are the leading candidates to come in and take over from Gennaro Gattuso, who stepped down shortly after Italy’s World Cup play-off final defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the end of March. ROME, ITALY – JUNE 19: FIGC President Gabriele Gravina attends the press conference at Hotel Parco dei Principi on June 19, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images) FIGC President Gabriele Gravina also resigned after Italy’s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row and has since been replaced by Giovanni Malago, who was formally elected earlier this month. Malago will hold his first federal council meeting of the FIGC on Wednesday afternoon, for the first time since his appointment to the role of President of the Italian FA. Several topics are expected to be discussed at the federal council meeting, including the election of the federation’s vice-Presidents. In the background, however, discussions over a new head coach and technical director for the Italy national team continue in the background. Conte remains among the frontrunners and according to reports over the last week, is willing to give his priority to Italy, despite reports of a staggering €20m-per-season contract offer to take over from Sergio Conceicao as head coach of Saudi Pro League Al-Ittihad. That is a significant increase from the reported €8m-per-season net salary that Conte earned during his time with Napoli, which made him the best-paid coach in Serie A. According to the latest updates from Calciomercato.com , Conte is willing to take a 50% cut on his previous wage packet in order to take over as head coach of Italy, on a salary of around €4m per year. AL RAYYAN, QATAR – JANUARY 25: Roberto Mancini, Head Coach of Saudi Arabia reacts during the AFC Asian Cup Group F match between Saudi Arabia and Thailand at Education City Stadium on January 25, 2024 in Al Rayyan, Qatar. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) That is still twice as much as what it would likely cost to employ Mancini, who would ‘settle’ for a salary of €2m per year according to Wednesday’s report.