Juventus manager Antonio Conte has been banned for 10 months for alleged match fixing dating back to the scandal that rocked Italian football just over a year ago with previous club Siena.

Conte has since been installed as the Juventus boss, and last season won Serie A without losing a single match. The Old Lady will have to do without their boss heading into the new 2012/2013 season.

The possible signing of Robin Van Persie from Arsenal looks likely to stall with the Italian giants instead looking at installing a replacement for the banned Conte.