Antonio Conte
Man United to swap Mourinho for Conte
Manchester United are considering a move for Juventus’ Beppe Marotta and Antonio Conte as talks over the future of Jose Mourinho at the club continue. Valencia will play United at Old Trafford tonight looking to inflict a defeat which could mean the end of Mourinho’s fractious two-year tenure. United’s start to the campaign has been […]
Sarri: David Luiz was ‘confused’ under Conte
Maurizio Sarri concedes he has been pleasantly surprised by the ability of David Luiz and says the defender was “confused” by his lack of game time under former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. Luiz had been an important figure in Chelsea’s title-winning campaign in Conte’s first year as head coach, but played only four games in […]
Eden Hazard aims dig at Mourinho and Conte over style of play
Eden Hazard says he is enjoying the football played by new Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri far more than when the club were managed by Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho. Sarri took over in the summer, bringing his attacking, possession football to Stamford Bridge, and the club have had four straight victories to sit second […]
Willian: No chance I would have stayed at Chelsea under Conte
Willian says that there is “no chance” he would have stayed at Chelsea under Antonio Conte, but he is happy he stuck around to play for new manager Maurizio Sarri. Barcelona made offers to secure Willian from Chelsea over the summer, although they were put off as the club demanded more than £60 million for […]
“I’m still the boss!” – Antonio Conte emails players to rearrange pre-season training
Antonio Conte has clashed with Chelsea’s hierarchy by trying to rearrange the start date of pre-season training even though he will likely be sacked in the coming days. The London club have been in talks to sign former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri and are finally willing to pay-off the final year of Antonio Conte’s £9m-a-season […]
Sarri’s agent in London to finalise Chelsea move
Maurizio Sarri’s agent is in London to finalise a move to Stamford Bridge, a source has confirmed, amid reports in Italy of an impending move to buy him out of his contract. With Antonio Conte still in charge at Chelsea, the Blues are not commenting on some reports on Tuesday that they are set to […]
Mikel Obi hits out at Conte over lack of respect
John Obi Mikel has accused Chelsea manager Antonio Conte of showing a lack of respect as he was forced towards the exits at Stamford Bridge in 2016. The Nigeria international had spent a decade at Chelsea when another change in the dugout brought Antonio Conte to west London. Conte quickly saw Mikel surplus to requirements, […]
Abramovich holds talks with ex-Chelsea player about replacing Conte
Chelsea have spoken to Slavisa Jokanovic about taking over from Antonio Conte as manager at the club, according to reports in Italy. Maurizio Sarri was the favourite to take over from Conte at Stamford Bridge but negotiations have broken down with Napoli due to concerns about his past behaviour. According to reports, Luis Enrique is […]
Maurizio Sarri close to replacing Antonio Conte as Chelsea boss after Napoli exit
Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri is closing in on a move to Chelsea and is increasingly hopeful they will move to apppoint him as the new boss. Sarri became the front-runner for the Stamford Bridge job after Luis Enrique’s wage demands priced him out of a possible move. However, Carlo Ancelotti has been confirmed as the […]
Conte makes threat to Chelsea over sacking
Antonio Conte has threatened Chelsea chiefs that he will take a year-long sabbatical if he’s sacked this summer, in order to get most compensation from the club. Despite winning the Premier League and the FA Cup in his two years in charge at Stamford Bridge, Conte is still expected to be sacked from his role […]