Chelsea sack Conte as manager: reports

July 12, 2018 19:59 IST

IMAGE: The Premier League side were close to securing a deal for former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri to replace Antonio Conte. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters

Chelsea have sacked Italian Antonio Conte as manager, media in Britain and Italy reported on Thursday.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis said on Wednesday that the English Premier League side are close to securing a deal for former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri to replace Conte.

Source: REUTERS
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