Antonio Conte jets into London to sign £15m three-year Chelsea deal

Italian boss will put pen to paper at Stamford Bridge

Neil Ashton

Published: 13:23, 4 Apr 2016

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Antonio Conte is set to be confirmed as the next Chelsea manager after flying into London on Sunday.

Italy boss Conte was spotted in the capital and is understood to be preparing to agree the final details of a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

Italy boss will replace caretaker Guus Hiddink

Conte, 46, is ready to sign a deal worth £5million per season to take charge of the Blues.

Sources close to the Italian said he was set to meet with Chelsea officials and put pen to paper despite being unable to take up his duties full-time until the end of Italy’s Euro 2016 involvement.

Issues over Conte’s planned backroom staff appear to have been sorted out with the in-coming manager bringing at least five of his hand-picked assistants with him.

Chief among those will be his brother and main tactical advisor Gianluca, as well as coaches Angelo Alessio, Massimo Carrera, Mauro Sandreani and fitness guru Paolo Bertelli.

New Blues chief will earn £5m per season

Conte has also been approached by AC Milan but has made clear his intention after quitting Italy was to try out the Premier League, undergoing intensive English language training in Bath.

It is unclear whether Steve Holland, who worked under Andre Villas-Boas, Roberto Di Matteo, Rafa Benitez, Jose Mourinho and current interim Guus Hiddink, will be maintained on Conte’s staff or leave the club.

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