Chelsea set for Antonio Conte after Max Allegri "100 %" rules out leaving Juventus

Chelsea look all but certain to hire Antonio Conte after Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri “100 per cent” ruled out taking over at Stamford Bridge this summer.

The Blues had been considering a final shortlist of the two Italians and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone to replace Jose Mourinho, who left the club in December.

But after MirrorSport revealed last month that Simeone wished to stay in Spain , only the Juventus and Italy bosses remained, with Allegri’s reluctance to move to London last month pushing the Blues towards Conte.

And the Juve coach, receiving the Golden Bench award for the best manager in Italy last season, put to bed once and for all the speculation over his future.

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