Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has been named as the Italian FA's top choice to replace Gian Piero Ventura as coach of the national team after their shock failure to qualify for next summer's World Cup.
The Blues boss was previously one Simone Zaza penalty from a European Championships semi-final berth after knocking out Spain in the round of 16, and has long been rumoured to be unhappy at Stamford Bridge.
Disagreements and frustration over transfers in the summer - coupled with an acrimonious falling out with striker Diego Costa - have left Conte being linked with more or less every major vacant job in Italy, and the Mirror report that his history of helping a middling Italian squad overachieve has made him the name at the top of his home FA's target list.