Antonio Conte: I want to return to Italy 'before long'
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Updated 25/09/2017 at 13:05 GMT
Antonio Conte has raised the prospect of leaving Chelsea to return to Italy in the not too distant future, telling a radio station there is “not a doubt in my mind that I will be home before long”.
Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea has a drink during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Chelsea
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The 48-year-old won the Premier League in his first season as Chelsea manager but there was some delay before he signed a new contract in July, with reports at the time suggesting he was unhappy.
His new contract also only increased his salary, rather than extending the length of the agreement which still runs until the summer of 2019.
And now Conte has spoken of his wish to return to Italy, where he previously managed the national team and led Juventus to three successive league titles between 2012-14.
“I miss it, that’s beyond doubt,” he told Radio Rai. “Italy is my homeland, so once I have had some good experiences, formative experiences, important and life-changing experiences, I’ll be back. I don’t know when but that’s the aim.
“It’s always difficult to predict the future. Us managers have the most precarious job of all. Today you’re working, tomorrow you’re out. I want to succeed, to finish one project and make the right decision about the next.
“This experience has given me so much, has improved me so much, but perhaps in the future I won’t be a manager. Perhaps I’ll work as a director of football. I don’t know.”
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