<p>Italiano is one of the favourites to replace Antonio Conte as Napoli coach.</p><p><strong>"Bologna announces that it has appointed Domenico Tedesco as first team technical director,"</strong> the club said in a statement, adding the coach had signed a two-year contract with an option for a further year.</p><p>The 40-year-old, who holds joint Italian and German citizenship, recently left Turkish club Fenerbahce, where he replaced Jose Mourinho, after less than one season.</p><p>He previously coached Schalke 04, Spartak Moscow and RB Leipzig, with whom he won the German Cup in 2022.</p><p>He also spent two years at the helm of the Belgian national team.</p><p>Born in Italy, Tedesco - whose name means German in Italian - was brought up in Germany from the age of two.</p><p>He is set to be part of a summer coaching merry-go-round in Italy, where Bologna, Napoli, AC Milan and Lazio will all hire a new boss, with Atalanta and Fiorentina potentially doing likewise.</p>