Juventus hero Fabrizio Ravanelli says former teammate Antonio Conte needs to return as Italy coach.

The Chelsea manager continues to be linked with the job after Giampiero Ventura was sacked today.

“I'd bend over backward to get Antonio Conte back," Ravanelli told Tuttomercatoweb.

“I'd try to convince him in every way, because what he did with the national team was something great. He's an innovator, and he really knows how to rebuild the whole environment.

“That's how Germany did really well. The Azzurri shirt is something you have to sweat for and earn."