Conte probably had a lot to do with it aswell, he was in an unprecedented position of power at the time after bringing us back to winning ways in that first season so i think it’s actually not that far fetched at all to suspect that he probably still had his feelings hurt by the fact he was stripped of the armband in their playing days....
Perhaps he worked behind the scenes on getting him out by convincing the board that ADP wasn’t a good fit to his system or not physically up to what he demands in his training routines anymore, heck he might’ve even blinded everyone that it was the perfect time to part ways with him on a high because they were starting a new cycle and bla bla.
I think one thing we can assume for sure here is that Conte did have some sort of an influence in his departure regardless of who eventually made the final decision to cut all ties in the end.
Perhaps he worked behind the scenes on getting him out by convincing the board that ADP wasn’t a good fit to his system or not physically up to what he demands in his training routines anymore, heck he might’ve even blinded everyone that it was the perfect time to part ways with him on a high because they were starting a new cycle and bla bla.
I think one thing we can assume for sure here is that Conte did have some sort of an influence in his departure regardless of who eventually made the final decision to cut all ties in the end.

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