Ranieri wants Conte to replace him at Roma as European battle heats up

Claudio Ranieri admitted he would be "super happy" if Antonio Conte succeeded him as Roma coach after he took the club into the Serie A top four with a thumping win over Cagliari on Saturday.

Asked by Sky Sport following his side's 3-0 win at Rome's Stadio Olimpico whether he would like Conte to take over from him at the end of the season, Ranieri replied: "Yes, I'd want him."
But when pressed on whether he knew anything of Roma's approach, fellow former Chelsea boss Ranieri said: "I'm the last one to know these things... if Antonio comes I'll be super happy."
"However we have Ranieri on the bench and we need to respect him until the end. Right now it's not appropriate to talk about other coaches."
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