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Alexandre Pato is still not fit and is not working hard enough to earn himself a place in the #Chelsea first team.“ [Assumpção] #Chelsea’s judgement on the Alexandre Pato loan deal was wrong. They are unimpressed and no longer want to keep him. [Lance] After a month and a half with Chelsea, Pato is being considered by #CFC - to return to the #Corinthians in the next few weeks. (Lance!) #CFC The evaluation of Chelsea is that Pato's loan for six months was wrong and there is no interest in hiring him. (Lance!) #CFC #Corinthians Pato has not played since November last year, would be out of shape, has physical problems and is not considered important (Lance!) #CFC

#Chelsea are already in talks to cancel the two-year loan agreement with Monchengladbach and bring Andreas Christensen home. [Star]

#Chelsea have entered talks with Roma director of football Walter Sabatini who Antonio Conte wants with him at Stamford Bridge. [TMW] Emenalo currently heads up player recruitment but Conte would prefer to have a man he knows and trusts in charge of signings. [TMW] #legend Chelsea want Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini to work alongside incoming boss Antonio Conte. #CFC #ASRoma (talkSPORT) Walter Sabatini is pursuing his contacts with #CFC, who are also working to define its engagement after closing with Conte (TMW) #ASRoma

Ulivieri (Italy FA): "It was known that Conte would leave. The thing I regret is that a club contacts the coach without any warning.“ [GdS] Ulivieri (Italy FA): "It shows we are in a world which is failing to demonstrate even a minimum amount of education and manners.“ [GdS] Antonio Conte is understood to want 10 of his 18-strong Italy backroom staff to join him at #Chelsea. [Mirror] #Chelsea don't want to lose Steve Holland or fitness coach Chris Jones, while goalkeeping coach Lollichon's also very highly rated. [Mirror] Antonio Conte is likely to start preparations for next season with Chelsea before Euro 2016, according to reports. #CFC (Express) #CFC must first wait to discover the outcome of Conte’s involvement in the Serie A match-fixing trial which begins on April 4. (Mirror) Conte has been accused of not reporting that a 2011 game between Albinoleffe and his Siena side had been fixed. (Mirror) #CFC The omission allegedly implicated Conte, even though he was not directly involved. If guilty, he could be banned for over 6 months (Mirror)

Paul Pogba, Riyad Mahrez, Leonardo Bonucci and John Stones are all targets for Antonio Conte. Cuadrado will also return to #Chelsea. [CdS] Oscar could leave for China in the summer, while Eden Hazard’s value has dropped 'significantly‘. [CdS] #Chelsea could also sell Patrick Bamford, Dominic Solanke, Nathan Aké & Christensen for a combined €40m to make more funds available. [CdS] Conte will be given a £150m transfer kitty to spend this summer in an effort to get #Chelsea back into the Champions League. [Express] Antonio Conte has told #Chelsea he can fix their problems with three major signings and his rescue plan could cost £75million. [Star] Antonio Conte’s top targets are Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan & Bayern Munich’s Arturo Vidal. [Star] Radamel Falcao, Loic Remy, and Pedro are all likely to be shown the door, but they will not be the only ones leaving #Chelsea. [Star]

Fabrizio Romano ‏@FabrizioRomano 5 hours ago @Backarray my friend... I was there and I know what he means, talking about Chelsea. Don't worry. Conte has signed the contract...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has already received a contract offer from the Blues: €25 million over 2 years. #CFC #PSG (footmercato)

We have nothing to play for so we can announce conte imo. The team confidence is irrelevant cos conte will start from 0 anyway.

Beast. The new makalele.

Arsenal seeks to replace Wenger and like most #Pellegrini and #Simeone. (via @diegocora_ESPN) #AFC #MCFC #Atletico

Courtois isn’t entirely happy with life at #Chelsea and would consider a move to Real Madrid, despite his Atlético links. [El Confidencial] The transfer would please Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who is keen to get one over his fierce rivals Atlético. [El Confidencial] It seems almost impossible that #Chelsea will agree to sell Courtois, after letting Cech go to ensure his 1st team status. [El Confidencial]

Antonio Conte on Monday told the Italian FA that he would not be signing a contract extension to remain as head coach. [Guardian] Conte’s future will be on the agenda of a board meeting on Tuesday. It could signal official confirmation of a move to #Chelsea. [Guardian]

Exactly.

Diego Costa is considering a summer move away from Chelsea, with #Atletico Madrid ready to offer him a deal, sources have told ESPN FC. #CFC

The FIGC is set to hold a board meeting on Tuesday when Conte's future will likely be on the agenda. (Guardian) #CFC It could signal official confirmation of Conte’s move to Stamford Bridge, which has been in the pipeline for some time. (Guardian) #CFC Conte is poised to sign a three-year deal with the Premier League champions, reportedly worth €18m (around £14m) in total. (Guardian) #CFC

Antonio Conte’s move to Chelsea edges closer http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/14/antonio-conte-chelsea-italy?CMP=share_btn_tw

I think he can live with that...

Chelsea striker Diego Costa charged with misconduct Read more at http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2016/mar/diego-costa-charged#POOE2bzFKh47suJI.99

The FIGC – the Italian Football Federation – are meeting at 1.30pm and it is expected that Conte’s departure will be confirmed, giving Chelsea the green light to move forward with the appointment.

#Chelsea wanted to wait until after the second leg against PSG to go public with Conte because they didn't want any distractions. [Standard] Conte also wants all the talk over his future ended so he can concentrate on Italy's preparations for the tournament in France. [Standard]