Following the summer’s European Championship in France, former Torino boss Giampiero Ventura will take the reins as Italy coach.
Upon completion of the Azzurri’s EURO 2016 campaign, current coach Antonio Conte will depart to take the managerial vacancy at Premier League side Chelsea.
Ventura will earn around €1.3 million per annum during his time with the Azzurri, which was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon by FIGC president Carlo Tavecchio.
Ventura’s first primary objective as Azzurri boss will be to ensure qualification for the 2018 World Cup, which is to be hosted in Russia.
Having spent five years with the Granata, the 68-year-old ended his ties with the club at the end of the 2015-16 campaign, during which he guided them to a 12th place finish.
