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| New chelsea manager Antonio Conte |
The rumour has been in the pipeline for long but finally Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of Italy’s national team coach Antonio Conte as new coach on a three-year contract soccer60.com can confirm.
A message on the club’s website said Conte, whose formal appointment came earlier than the summer generally expected, will begin work in London following his country’s participation in this summer’s Euro 2016 tournament.
The 46-year-old said: ‘I am very excited about the prospect of working at Chelsea Football Club. I am proud to be the coach of the national team of my country and only a role as attractive as manager of Chelsea could follow that.
A message on Chelsea's time line is shown below
.@ChelseaFC is delighted to announce the appointment of Antonio Conte... https://t.co/prZqPkLaNE pic.twitter.com/hUu7iHVVRm— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 4, 2016
‘I am looking forward to meeting everyone at the club and the day-to-day challenge of competing in the Premier League.
‘Chelsea and English football are watched wherever you go, the fans are passionate and my ambition is to have more success to follow the victories I enjoyed in Italy.
‘I am happy we have made the announcement now so everything is clear and we can end the speculation. I will continue to focus on my job with the Italian national team and will reserve speaking about Chelsea again until after the Euros.’
The manager would be be the fifth Italian to manage Chelsea, following Gianluca Vialli, Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Di Matteo.
