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Antonio Conte Chats Chelsea Players To Come Over For Pre-season Despite Looming by Zarazzini: 12:57pm On Jul 05, 2018
Antonio Conte has clashed with Chelsea’s hierarchy once again by trying to rearrange the start date of pre-season training even though he is likely to be sacked in the coming days, according to reports. The west London club have been locked in talks to appoint former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri and are finally willing to pay-off the final year of Conte’s £9m-a-season contract, having previously hoped he would leave of his own accord. Talks with Napoli have proved difficult, however, with the Italian side holding out for a massive compensation fee despite already appointing Carlo Ancelotti as Sarri’s replacement.
And now The Times report that, even though Conte is set to leave Stamford Bridge, he has spent the summer planning a gruelling pre-season training programme and has clashed with the club over when the players should return. A member of the Chelsea technical staff had emailed all players who have not been at the World Cup telling them to report to the Cobham training ground on Saturday and Sunday this week.
But Conte wants the squad to return later and – without consulting the club – emailed the squad to remind them that he is still the manager and instructing them not to report for duty until Monday. His message to the players was described as ‘terse’, echoing the tone he used when he told Diego Costa he no longer featured in his plans.
Conte is still adamant that he will not walk away from his role at Chelsea despite a complete breakdown in his relationship with the club’s board as he continues to engage in a high-stakes game of chicken. The Italian coach is keen to take a sabbatical, and his £9m pay-off, but Chelsea cannot axe Conte until they have struck a deal for Sarri; the former Napoli boss is already believed to be consulting the club about transfer targets.
http://www.sportfocus.com.ng/2018/07/antonio-conte-messages-chelsea-squad-rearrange-pre-season-training-despite-looming-sack.html

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