The Former Barcelona boss have been linked heavily with a move to Stamford Bridge to manage Chelsea but he is not banked now but possibly in the summer. Luiz Enrique have denied interest in the London club despite being heavily linked with Chelsea as the next replacement for Antonio Conte. The Spaniard is believed to be interested in taking over at the summer.
Conte’s Job have come under huge scrutiny after his side were dumped 4-1 at Vicarage road against Watford; a result that came hot on the heels of a 3-0 home loss at the hands of AFC Bournemouth. The former Barcelona boss is the number one in the list of managers to replace Conte, although it is believed that Chelsea are not in a rush to Axe the Italian manager. Despite their recent poor results, Chelsea player were afforded 3 days off by Conte after playing twice in a week non-stop for 2 solid month.
The busy fixture finally had its effect on the players with 5 players on the sideline due to hamstring injuries in recent weeks. The Blues have also been linked with Juventus’s Massimiliano Allegri, Napoli’s Maurizio Sarri but serious doubt have been placed on the blues chances of luring the two Italian managers to London considering the clubs and achievement. Monaco’s Jardim Leonardo is also on the blues list of managers as an option. Conte who have been linked with a return to Italy to manage the Italian national team despite Luigi Di Biagio having placed in temporary charge on Monday.
Conte have called on the club to back him after rumors of possible fued between him,Blues management board and Abramovich recently resurfaced in the media. Conte have expressed disappointed with the club’s transfer policy despite the January acquisition of Olivier Giroud, Ross Barkley and Emerson Palmieri though declared his intention to see out his contract which runs till 2019.