Antonio Conte has left Chelsea, bringing his two year stint at Stamford Bridge to an end. The future of the 48 year old has been the subject of constant speculation over the last couple of months, and after the club reached an agreement with Napoli for the appointment of fellow Italian Maurizio Sarri, they have decided to part ways with Conte. The ex-Napoli manager is now set to be the replacement of the former Juventus manager.
In his first season in West London, he took Chelsea from 10th place to the Premier League title. In spite of an indifferent second season which ended in a fifth place finish, he still guided the club to an FA Cup triumph in May.
His combustive style led to disagree ment with Diego Costa, who subsequently left for Atletico Madrid after series of exchanges between the pair. While Nemanja Matic joined Manchester United. The departure of both players denied Chelsea two stalwarts of their title winning side in the Italian's first season.
Antonio Conte is expected to be paid £9m for the last year of his contract.
Maurizio Sarri, 59, was manager of Napoli until May, when Carlo Ancelotti was appointed as his replacement. He was still contracted to the Naples club, which meant Chelsea had to reach an agreement with them before he could swap Naples for London.
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