Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is Italy's top choice to take over as the new national coach.

"I haven't chosen yet but I think Conte is the one who could do the best," Italian federation vice commissioner Alessandro Costacurta told Tuesday's Gazzetta dello Sport. "I'll definitely talk with him in a couple of months."

Conte, whose future at Chelsea remains uncertain, already coached Italy to the quarter-finals of the 2016 European Championship before joining the London club.

Other coaches being considered by Costacurta include Roberto Mancini, Carlo Ancelotti, and Claudio Ranieri.

"(Conte) has already shown he knows how to be national team coach while the others haven't yet," said Costacurta, the former AC Milan and Italy defender who is in charge of selecting the coach under the federation's emergency administration.