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| Chelsea Manager;Antonio Conte. |
It
started as an if, slipped quickly into when but now it’s turned more to
how. Antonio Conte won’t be in charge of Chelsea next season. That much
we know.
Even
those with a restricted view at Stamford Bridge can see it. Football’s
worst kept secret has been blindingly obvious for months and now it’s
about how the Italian hatches his escape plan.
It
had been expected the summer would bring to a close two years in west
London, ultimately a success returning the Premier League trophy to the
capital last season but now it appears he may not see out the next four
months.
It’s
apparent the club’s board and manager are getting sick and tired of the
sight of each other. The sensible thing to do would be to end it
amicably, but this is Chelsea after all.
It’s
also becoming clear that Conte, via his now weekly unprovoked digs at
lack of support in the transfer market and public ill-advised
mud-slinging with Jose Mourinho, the Manchester United
