Antonio Conte resigned from Inter in May due to being aware that owners Suning would sell all players for whom sufficient offers arrived.
This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Corriere della Sera, who report that the Italian left the club because he believed that the plans for the squad would reverse the work he had done during his two years in charge.
The Nerazzurri’s financial problems are well-known, with revenue issues due to the pandemic and a liquidity crisis at owners Suning’s parent company causing the club to need to stabilize their financial situation, and Suning have decided to respond to this by allowing key players to be sold if offers come along.
CEO Beppe Marotta and Sporting Director Piero Ausilio had also considered resigning alongside Conte when all of the trio learned of Suning’s plans, in the hopes of forcing the owners to change course.
However, in the end, while Conte resigned abruptly after winning the Scudetto, Marotta and Ausilio decided to remain and try to steer the club through this period of difficulty.
Marotta and Ausilio could still resign in protest now that it looks clear that Lukaku will be sold, but the report claims that this is not likely.
Conte was in the end replaced by former Lazio head coach Simone Inzaghi, but the 45-year-old will have to work with Marotta and Ausilio to build a strong project while transitioning away from at least two of the players who were key to last season’s Scudetto triumph, after Hakimi and then Lukaku’s sales.
