The Italian’s contract with Juve isn’t set to expire until June 2017, but he is allegedly prepared to end his time with the Serie A giants early to make the move to the Premier League.
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Conte, who is not due to discuss his future with the FIGC until February, is believed to want a return to club football and unless he steers Italy to victory in the summer, they are not expected to stand in his way.
Chelsea have agreed a four year deal with Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri according to reports from Italy.
Since the departure of Jose Mourinho in December 2015, a number of names have been linked with the Blues’ hot-seat, including Diego Simeone and former Bianconeri man Antonio Conte.
In Hiddink’s first stint as interim manager he returned a 73% winning percentage, which was far superior than his current run of 50% wins.
Last season he guided Juventus to a domestic cup double and reached the Champions League final which he lost 3-1 to an impressive Barca team.
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Allegri’s assistant Marco Landucci, fitness coach Simone Folletti and physio Stefano Grani have all agreed to join Chelsea according to the report from Calciomercato and will begin their Chelsea adventure along with the Italian this summer.
