Yet, as Wilson pointed out, Conte and Chelsea couldn't agree terms on an extended deal to run until 2021. Mark Schiefelbein/Associated PressChelsea manager Antonio Conte has revealed he considered leaving the Blues after the club's Premier League title-winning 2016/17 campaign left him drained. Conte wanted to know Chelsea "were on board with his long-term vision for the club" before committing his future, according to John Cross of the Daily Mirror. Since then, Chelsea have signed centre-back Antonio Rudiger, holding midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko and former Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, per BBC Sport. Cross also noted how Conte received enough assurances to finally move his family to London, but the depth in Chelsea's ranks still worried the Italian.
Antonio Conte has indicated that he considered leaving Chelsea despite winning the Premier League last season, saying his first year in England was "very tough" on a personal level. Antonio Conte suggested he had been concerned by Chelsea's lack of transfer activity earlier in the summer. Former Juventus boss Conte took charge at Stamford Bridge after overseeing Italy's Euro 2016 campaign, but his wife and nine-year-old daughter did not join him in England. "For sure, I enjoyed the season in England and with Chelsea, but I must be honest, it was very tough for me and for my family. It's very important that the club understand your idea and the club is ready also to work together, to try together, and to have this solid foundation.
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