Antonio Conte is Chelsea’s New Coach (Details)

Premier League Champions Chelsea has named Antonio Conte as the new manager of Chelsea after being signed on a three-year contract worth £15m.

Conte, 46, will resume duties at Stamford Bridge after this summer’s Euro 2016, and has expressed his delight at landing the attractive job.

“I am very excited about the prospect of working at Chelsea Football Club. I am proud to be the coach of the national team of my country and only a role as attractive as manager of Chelsea could follow that,” said Conte.

“I am looking forward to meeting everyone at the club and the day-to-day challenge of competing in the Premier League. Chelsea and English football are watched wherever you go, the fans are passionate and my ambition is to have more success to follow the victories I enjoyed in Italy.

“I am happy we have made the announcement now so everything is clear and we can end the speculation. I will continue to focus on my job with the Italian national team and will reserve speaking about Chelsea again until after the Euros.”

The former Juventus player and manager will be the fifth Italian to manage Chelsea, following on from Gianluca Vialli, Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Di Matteo.

The Chelsea chairman, Bruce Buck, said: “Antonio Conte has a record of consistent success in his career as a manager and as a player. We look forward to welcoming him to Stamford Bridge and are confident he will find all he needs to maintain that high standard of achievement.”

The Italian has made Roma midfielder Radja Nianggolan a priority target.