Conte Signs New 2-Year Contract With Chelsea

The English Premier League Champions, Chelsea FC confirmed that its coach Antonio Conte has signed a new two-year contract which will keep him at Stamford Bridge till 2019.

The 47-year-old helped the Blues to Premier League triumph last season, finishing seven points clear of Tottenham.

The new contract according to the club is an improvement upon the terms of the three-year deal the former Juventus manager agreed when he joined Chelsea last summer.

Reports had it that Conte unsettled in the West London club following Chelsea’s failure to re-sign Romelu Lukaku from Everton.

He was a reported target for Inter Milan before they appointed Luciano Spalletti to succeed Stefano Pioli.

Speaking to Chelsea’s official website, Conte said: “I am very happy to have signed a new contract with Chelsea. We worked extremely hard in our first year to achieve something amazing, which I am very proud of. Now we must work even harder to stay at the top.

“The Chelsea fans have given me so much support since I arrived here one year ago and it is important we continue to succeed together.”

The Italian has boosted his squad this summer with the arrival German defender Antonio Rudiger, the Germany from Roma and midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco.

The Italian remains the ideal man to lead the club to further success as they prepare for a return to the Champions League, Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia, said.

“Antonio achieved incredible success last season, adapting to English football very quickly and leading us to the Premier League title.

“This new contract reflects our belief that he can continue to deliver results both domestically and as we return to European competition in the Champions League,” she said.