The fact that Chelsea dragged their feet in separating their former manager from his job may have landed the club in some trouble. The fiery Italian is amazed and saddened that Chelsea did not confirm his dismissal until last week. This was 55 clear days after he led them to victory in the FA Cup final.
Conte is now taking legal action against the club. This includes the claim that he deserves to be compensated for loss of future earnings and the damage to his career caused by the club’s delay in sacking him.
The Italian is pushing for compensation on top of the £9.5 million salary that he is entitled to receive for the final year of his contract. His lawyers are expected to argue that Chelsea's tardiness cost Conte the opportunity to gain employment elsewhere this summer.
In a development that Conte himself must have found strange, the 48-year-old was summoned back to London a fortnight ago to begin pre-season training, taking charge of the players for four days. He was then sacked in a brief meeting with Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck last Thursday.
The former coach of Italy is angry at the way he has been treated and while he used his statement to thank Chelsea’s “players and staff” there was no mention of the board nor of Roman Abramovich, the club’s owner.
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