Antonio Conte, who won the Premier League and FA Cup at Chelsea, has been preparing for pre-season but will finally be put out of his misery.

The Italian Coach was widely expected to be sacked following Chelsea’s FA Cup final victory over Manchester United last month.

However he’s unwilling to leave on his own accord, understanding he will be in line for a big pay-off should the Premier League club appoint a new manager.

Chelsea risk being left behind in the transfer window until they resolve the situation quickly and club chiefs now accept they must replace Conte with Sarri as quickly as possible.

According to The Guardian, Chelsea’s non-World Cup players have been told to report back to training on 9 July, by which time they hope Sarri will be in charge.

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