Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane have left two of the biggest coaching jobs in European football this week – and they will be soon be followed by Andrea Pirlo. Now there is uncertainty over the future of Mauricio Pochettino with the Paris-Saint Germain boss linked with a move back to Tottenham.
But the only sure thing is that the merry-go-round of coaching superstars, which started with Roma quickly signing up Jose Mourinho, is now in full swing.
Max Allegri, who had been taking English lessons to be ready for a Premier League job, is set to be the next big winner. He is set to be confirmed to return to to Juventus despite being also pursued by Real Madrid and Inter Milan.
Allegri, 53, left in 2019 after winning five consecutive Serie A titles and reaching two Champions League finals because he had wanted more control over signings. Managing director Fabio Paratici left Juventus this week and Andrea Pirlo is set to follow after the Bianconeri finished fourth and just squeezed into the Champions League. The future of Cristiano Ronaldo will be one of Allegri's first big decisions.
Juventus had been working on the return of Allegri for weeks – and Real Madrid and Inter Milan are now looking for new coaches despite the expected departures of Zidane and Conte.
The French World Cup winner walked out on Real Madrid in 2018 after winning the Champions League and has cut an unhappy figure again this season. A return to his old club Juventus had been a possibility but his two clearest choices are now see if the PSG job becomes available or take a break and replace his former team-mate Didier Deschamps as France boss after the 2022 World Cup. Raul, the manager of reserve team Real Madrid Castilla, is favourite to take the job – if the Spanish club do not now try for Conte.
Wild celebrations for a first scudetto in 11 years at Inter Milan were quickly followed by a sober look at the club's dire finances and the departure of the former Chelsea manager. Chinese-owned Inter need to raise €70m in sales this summer – with Romelu Lukaku potentially available - and reduce wage bill from €220 to €180m.
Conte, 51, was not prepared to dismantle his title-winning squad and negotiated a €7m payoff for the final season of his three-year contract.
The former Italy coach comes with a confrontational reputation but he has also brought success to Juventus, Chelsea and now Inter Milan.
PSG would be a possibility if Pochettino returns home to the Premier League after only six months in France. He only signed an 18-month contract in December.
Christophe Galtier has announced he will leave Lille after beating Pochettino to the Ligue 1 title and the Frenchman is in talks with Nice and Lyon. Former Nice coach Patrick Vieira is also a candidate for the Lyon job after Rudi Garcia's acrimonious departure.
Back in Italy, Napoli president Aurelio di Laurentiis confirmed on Twitter his sakcing of coach Rino Gattuso after failing to qualify for the Champions League. Luciano Spalletti is in talks with Napoli while former Glasgow Rangers midfielder Gattuso is set to join Fiorentina.