Chelsea manager Antonio Conte appears to be the first choice of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) when it comes to finding a new Azzurri head coach to replace Gian Piero Ventura, who was sacked in the wake of the country's shock failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
FIGC president Carlo Tavecchio has hinted that, in an ideal world, Conte is number one, with a number of other high profile names also in on the radar.
"[Massimiliano] Allegri, [Roberto] Mancini, [Carlo] Ancelotti... I say getting warmer. And Conte? Fire," Tavecchio told Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport.