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The long-standing saga about the future of Chelsea's manager, Antonio Conte, is about to be resolved with his dismissal to be replaced by his Italian compatriot Maurizio Sarri, according to British media reports. Conte's departure has long been expected, even though he added an FA Cup in May to the Premier League that he won in his first season in charge of Chelsea in 2016/17. The Daily Mirror and the Times both report that things are not going well. The Times reports that Conte has sent an email stating that he is still the head coach and expects that players who are not at the 2018 World Cup will be at the field. Monday training, at the request of a member of the technical club.
The Mirror reports that players want confusion to be resolved so that they can plan for the future and that many agents are in limbo about potential transfers.
Conte is considered to have contributed to his own account. The end of his coaching career has destabilized senior players and he has alienated the board of directors because of his derogatory treatment towards the Spanish striker Diego Costa. the failure of the club to replace the best players by those of similar ability.
Sarri, a former banker, was favored to succeed his compatriot after impressing as manager Napoli, who replaced him with former Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti
The main hurdle has been compensation.
Tale is expected to touch 9 million pounds ($ 11.9 million) if it remains out of work for the season and with major jobs such as Real Madrid and Italy's national post – He's been busy for two years after the Euro 2016 – filled he is likely to be sitting there year-round.
Napoli also expect compensation of around 4.5 million pounds for Sarri, who is still under contract even though he's no longer their coach.
Sarri reportedly agreed to take Chelsea 's former favorite, Gianfranco Zola, whose managerial career got bogged down after a series of failures. Sarri also presented a list of players that he would like to sign
. They would include Belgian striker Dries Mertens of Naples, Russian playmaker CSKA Moscow Aleksandr Golovin and Italian defender. Daniel Rugani of Juventus, the club that beat Napoli in the race for Serie A.
However, due to the uncertainty, several players from Chelsea are looking to leave.
Brazilian Willian wants to sign for Barcelona. Belgian goalkeeper Thibault Courtois is considering a transfer to Real Madrid while his two young children – whom he said is the priority for his future – live in the Spanish capital.
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