Chelsea gives green light to welcome Antonio Conte and his assistants

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Antonio Conte is expected to take charge of Chelsea after Euro 2016 ends.

The current Italy coach is the frontrunner to take over from Guus Hiddink next summer after a series of meetings with club representatives. It is expected that the Chelsea-Conte deal will be for three years and will be officially announced in the coming weeks, once the final terms of the deal are agreed.

If he accepts the job, Conte will bring his entire coaching staff to the west London club, including Angelo Alessio and Massimo Carrera, along with scouts Mauro Sandreani and Gianluca Conte, and has been approved by Chelsea. Steve Holland, Chelsea's current assistant, is expected to stay on regardless of who takes over this summer.

Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League after a 2-1 defeat in the second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, having lost the first leg by the same scoreline. This was only Hiddink's second defeat in 17 games in charge, but the defeat to the French club showed that Chelsea needed a revolution to revive the team's image after a poor start to the season.

Chelsea face Everton in the FA Cup quarter-finals this Saturday, and this is the only competition where the team can win silverware this season.

Conte's contract with Italy will end after Euro 2016 in France and he is keen to return to club management. The former Juventus player won three consecutive Scudetti with the Turin club before taking over from Cesare Prandelli in the summer of 2014.

Thanh Hien

(According to Theguardian)