Antonio Conte becomes best paid manager in Chelsea's history

Chelsea confirmed Tuesday that Antonio Conte has signed new terms on a
two year contract. The Italian signed a three year contract when he
joined the club as manager last summer on a considerable low terms
when he compared to his peers.

But after leading the club to the Premier League title in his first
season and rebuilding the confidence of the team after a disappointing
2015/2016 season where they finished 10th. The club have increased the
terms of his contract.

The new contract has made him the best paid manager in the club's
history after details of the new deal emerged in the media. With
reports putting his new contract at £9.5m a year.

The Italian is already reshaping his squad ahead of the new season as
he looks to defend the Premier League title and challenge in Europe
with the signing of central defender Antonio Rudiger and midfielder
Bakayoko from Roma and Monaco respectively for a combined fee of £70m.

With Diego Costa expected to leave the club and the future of Matic
uncertain, the club still have some way to go to get its squad ready
for the new season. And with Eden Hazard missing for the start of the
new season after ankle surgery early in the summer, the club would
have to move quickly to secure its transfer targets after missing out
on Romelu Lukaku.

On his new contract, Antonio Conte had this to say:

"I am very happy to have signed a new contract,"

"We worked extremely hard in our first year to achieve something
amazing, which I am very proud of. Now we must work even harder to
stay at the top."

They are currently on a tour of Asia where they would play Bayern
Munich and Arsenal.