Antonio Conte linked with sensational Chelsea comeback after 'major investment project' offered
Antonio Conte could return to Chelsea to replace Mauricio Pochettino after shocking reports in Italy.
Pochettino is under pressure after a poor season with Chelsea They are ninth in the Premier League and the replacements are reportedly in the club's president Todd Boehlythe mind.
According the Republic In Italy, the Blues boss is in contact with Conte and his representatives about taking over this summer.
Part of the offer includes tempting him with a “major investment project”, handing him huge funds to build a trophy-winning team.
Conte previously coached Chelsea, joining in 2016 and being sacked two years later in a turbulent period for the club in which they won the Premier League but then capitulated.
In the Italian's first season in charge at Stamford Bridge, he led them to Premier League glory, becoming the first team in the division to win 30 games.
In a turbulent second season, the Blues finished fifth and missed out on the Champions League and, despite winning the FA Cup, he was sacked that summer, costing the club £26.6m in compensation.
But the prospect of Conte returning would be a big surprise, considering the direction Clearlake Capital wants to take in west London.
Having signed a large number of young people to grow and develop their potential goes against Conte's spirit.
first Inter de Milan and Tottenham The boss would prefer to hire seasonal professionals to make an immediate impact rather than turning youngsters into world-class stars.
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It was one of the reasons why he fell out with the Chelsea board in his second season after publicly denouncing the lack of support he received in the transfer market.
In March 2018 he said: “I have great ambition but I don't have money for Chelsea.
“The Club knows very well what my idea is, what my ambition is. That is very clear.
“When you decide to work with this type of coach, you must understand that you choose a coach with great ambition. Not a loser but a winner. And that ambition must always be shared.”
Conte last trained in England at Tottenham, where he lasted two years before a bitter exit very similar to his time at Chelsea.
The 54-year-old has also been linked with jobs in Italy, with AC Milan and Napoli.
It remains to be seen whether Chelsea decide to sack Pochettino, who will enter the final year of his contract next season.
Several coaches have already been linked to replacing the Argentine in the event of his departure, including Sporting's. Ruben Amorim and even club legend Jose Mourinho.
