⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Iranus]

Erik ten Hag was not impressed with Arne Slot's Feyenoord in 2023/24.
Manchester United's coach believes that Peter Bosz's PSV team deservedly became Eredivisie champions and actually deserved more in the domestic KNVB Cup, while Feyenoord did not make a very good impression on him.

Source: https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/nl-eredivisie/2024/05/liverpool-transfer-news-man-utd-erik-ten-hag-arne-slot-feyenoord

Look who's talking. He is talking as if he is the best coach in the world. I understand why someone could say this about the slot. But at the same time, he (Ten Hag) has to understand that he has not been impressive since he has joined Manchester United. So he cannot possibly pass on these type of comments about another coach. What about him being absolute shit?

What about him dragging Manchester United into the mud? The whole world sees him as unimpressive. Even his own fans and even his own players do not want him at Manchester United. What about that? And let’s be clear I am not trying to defend Arne slot by doing this. I am just trying to figure out or make sense of why a coach who is a failure himself is calling another coach a failure.

[Silence Scream]

Crystal Palace are in possession for this incredible player and countless moments, he single-handedly deliver Crystal Palace with his stunning goals for the club. He's young and promising for longterm projects, perhaps with the sights from elite clubs, Manchester United and Chelsa. I'm a blue fan and would really persuade him to accept offers from the Blues because he will definitely have sufficient game time. Michael Akpovie Olise is talented footballer and have grown to become a top player for his club, let's see what happen to him next.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are reported to really want Michael Olise, to be honest, this is a good opportunity for Crystal Palace to get big money from the sale of Olise, Olise as a striker is quite good, he is quite sharp in front of goal, Arsenal have to work hard to get his services , there is a big possibility for Arsenal to become EPL champions next season if they are successful in getting Olise, Arsenal's attack power is very weak.

Arsenal will clearly be able to provide new experience to Michael Olise because if he joins there, he will be able to play in the Champions League next season. However, it seems that what determines it is not Olise's wishes, but rather will be influenced by the amount of money that Crystal Palace can obtain from the deal, and which team really has the seriousness to sign Michael Olise. Whatever the result, it is still a good thing for Michael Olise's career because both Chelsea, Man United, and Arsenal are good teams and could be the right place for him to continue to improve, and get bigger wages.

He is 22 years old and has 10 goals and 6 assists in 19 games in the Premier League. Moreover, he does this with Crystal Palace. He might have better stats next year with Arsenal, Chelsea or Manchester United. The team that wants to transfer him will of course have to pay a very high transfer fee to his team. Important transfers are being discussed for Chelsea next year. If they can achieve these, they will be an important team for the Premier League championship next year.

[Oluwa-btc]

They can also look at Antonio Conte who is vacant. He is a good tactician and will help these talented players.

Conte would absolutely be a great choice. Maybe even the best one. Because as you know Conte already has a history with Chelsea. He made Chelsea Premier League and FA Cup champions once each.  

While he is available why don't they just go for him first? If I were Chelsea chairman my priority would be to do that. However I haven't even heard his name among those many rumours. I just want to see them finding a decent manager and not giving up on him easily just as they did with Pochettino.    This isn't the road going to success for sure. Patience is one of the most important factors in football. It hasn't been easy for most top teams to reach this level.

All of that still up in my head as I don't forget things in a rush. He is vacant and can help this squad, he is the nearest in line for that job but he has not been linked with them though.
He made them unstoppable that season with the likes of Matic, Hazard, Victor Moses, Diego Costa, Ngolo Kante and many others buzzing

We don't know the plans of Todd Boehly and we don't know who he considers but checking hmthe requirements and standards to be met by the incoming coach, I feel like either of Roberto De Zebri and Antonio Conte would still do a perfect job come rain come sun, they're both good attacking and defensive wise.
I don't need to be told how good they're. It's just that one has seen success in the Premier League Competition while the other hasn't.

Olise is a top winger with so much creativity, but he should move to a club who have plans for him now and in the future. That's all I can say.

[joniboini]

Look who's talking. He is talking as if he is the best coach in the world. I understand why someone could say this about the slot. But at the same time, he (Ten Hag) has to understand that he has not been impressive since he has joined Manchester United. So he cannot possibly pass on these type of comments about another coach. What about him being absolute shit?

I think the writer does twist some of his words, though it's not hard to see the implication if you take what he said at face value. The season has not yet started and some banters already happened. Hopefully, this means an interesting match will happen next season if Ten Hag doesn't get sacked. It would be a shame to see the memes of three bald managers dying because he left Manchester United. That being said, Man United has been flooded with fake news recently so I wouldn't be surprised if crazy rumors start popping out just because some media need those clicks in the next few months or so.

[indah rezqi]

They can also look at Antonio Conte who is vacant. He is a good tactician and will help these talented players.

Conte would absolutely be a great choice. Maybe even the best one. Because as you know Conte already has a history with Chelsea. He made Chelsea Premier League and FA Cup champions once each.  

While he is available why don't they just go for him first? If I were Chelsea chairman my priority would be to do that. However I haven't even heard his name among those many rumours. I just want to see them finding a decent manager and not giving up on him easily just as they did with Pochettino.    This isn't the road going to success for sure. Patience is one of the most important factors in football. It hasn't been easy for most top teams to reach this level.

Conte is likely to move to Napoli after a long break, Chelsea doesn't seem to have included Conte on the list of coaches they are targeting. After officially parting ways with Pochettino, several names are now being linked as potential Chelsea coaches next season. In fact, Chelsea fans still hope that the club owner will retain Pochettino, even though a small number think otherwise. To compete to become a team challenging for the title next season, it is clear that Chelsea management must look for a quality coach who has experience coaching Premier League clubs, because it speeds up adaptation and has a quick impact on the club development.

Meanwhile, Chelsea decision to fire Pochettino indicates that club officials and management are impatient, even though Pochettino never got the full opportunity to show his best tactical qualities this season, because most of Chelsea players took turns in the treatment room due to injuries. With Chelsea young squad already developing, perhaps next season it will be easier to compete in the top four of the standings if Pochettino still stays, but Chelsea journey will be continued by different people. Of course, no success is easy to achieve, now Chelsea position is quite risky if they rashly appoint a new coach.

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it's reporting by goal

it says that

According to Sky Sport in Italy, the former Serie A champions are closing in on appointing ex-Chelsea and Tottenham manager Conte as their next head coach. The report further claimed that Napoli are likely to finalise a deal with the Italian manager in the next couple of days.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/antonio-conte-back-napoli-with-gian-piero-gasperini-talks-atalanta-contract/blt2269742d42b3ba99#csa1792b32a16b14ae

Conte was not a priority target for Partinopei's recruitment efforts for the upcoming season but the situation has forced napoli to do that. Napoli had been eyeing Gasperini from Atalanta, but things have altered since Atalanta won the Europa League trophy and it gives gasperini another chance to keep become a coach for atalanta. The club is interested on making a new offer for Gasperini and it seems like that gasperini has almost reached a new deal with atalanta following the latest report. Conte has been offering Atalanta an alternative answer as a new coach who must be hired by the club.
Conte and Napoli have nearly reached an agreement and i hope it'll be finished very soon. It wasn't that horrible to hire Conte as Napoli's new coach. Conte has an excellent track record in the Serie A competition and no doubt that napoli shall recruit him as a new coach. If the club attempts to attract him as a new hire, they are not on the wrong way considering the fact that conte has ever won serie a trophies many times.

Conte is very open to the job he will definitely receive a proposal from Napoli but said it will be discussed next week as this will be serious for Napoli to hire Conte considering his experience in Serie A is quite long.

If they reach an agreement it will be valid until 2027, we wait for official confirmation from them about the agreement.

Now it is clear that Napoli are collapsing after Spalletti left even being able to only finish in the middle of the table, meaning there is a problem with the coach who cannot develop the previous Napoli game that was so victorious with Spalletti.

I hope with Conte reaching an agreement it will make Napoli return to good form next season.

[makishart]

Another superstar player linked to the Saudi teams and it seems it's the time for Rafael Leão the talented and young player of AC Milan. During this season he had a perfect performance he helped his team to be on the to side of the Serie A. and his performance and his age made some teams to send him an offer. For example, after Mbappe left PSG they wanted to hire Rafael Leão for the next season.
Now it seems Al Hilal is also interested in hiring Rafael Leão and even the 175 million euro clause can't stop Al Hilal while that's a huge amount of money.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chelsea-psg-competition-rafael-leao-al-hilal-willing-pay-over-eur100m-ac-milan-star/bltf7c0c2909951e314

Lol. Al-Hilal is so afraid of competition that they will soon put together two squads like City. Of course, this is their business, but I don’t know if Leau should choose money and, at 24 years old, go downhill instead of developing. I don’t know if Milan will be satisfied with the compensation, it seems they made significant efforts to keep Leau in Milan.

He loves to stay at milan. he has snubbed a lot of offers from so many big clubs. How can he move to the al hilal? it sounds a non sense thing to happen for sure. Im sure he will be staying in acmilan no matter how big the offer that will come to him. Leaso has his heart for milan.

He is not even thinking to leave from his beloved club. Milan won't sell him. It's too good to be true.

[Altryist]

Source: https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/nl-eredivisie/2024/05/liverpool-transfer-news-man-utd-erik-ten-hag-arne-slot-feyenoord

Look who's talking. He is talking as if he is the best coach in the world. I understand why someone could say this about the slot. But at the same time, he (Ten Hag) has to understand that he has not been impressive since he has joined Manchester United. So he cannot possibly pass on these type of comments about another coach. What about him being absolute shit?

What about him dragging Manchester United into the mud? The whole world sees him as unimpressive. Even his own fans and even his own players do not want him at Manchester United. What about that? And let’s be clear I am not trying to defend Arne slot by doing this. I am just trying to figure out or make sense of why a coach who is a failure himself is calling another coach a failure.

It seems to me that ten Hag is not so bad, two seasons, two titles, these are better results than Arteta, of course, a very big drawback of this season is that Manchester United were left without the Champions League next season, for such a team this is a big miss. Ten Hag is not the best coach, that is true, but he has flashes of very good play, so there is definitely potential in him, another question is whether he will have time at Manchester United to continue his work.

[rendravolt]

Another superstar player linked to the Saudi teams and it seems it's the time for Rafael Leão the talented and young player of AC Milan. During this season he had a perfect performance he helped his team to be on the to side of the Serie A. and his performance and his age made some teams to send him an offer. For example, after Mbappe left PSG they wanted to hire Rafael Leão for the next season.
Now it seems Al Hilal is also interested in hiring Rafael Leão and even the 175 million euro clause can't stop Al Hilal while that's a huge amount of money.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chelsea-psg-competition-rafael-leao-al-hilal-willing-pay-over-eur100m-ac-milan-star/bltf7c0c2909951e314

Lol. Al-Hilal is so afraid of competition that they will soon put together two squads like City. Of course, this is their business, but I don’t know if Leau should choose money and, at 24 years old, go downhill instead of developing. I don’t know if Milan will be satisfied with the compensation, it seems they made significant efforts to keep Leau in Milan.

He loves to stay at milan. he has snubbed a lot of offers from so many big clubs. How can he move to the al hilal? it sounds a non sense thing to happen for sure. Im sure he will be staying in acmilan no matter how big the offer that will come to him. Leaso has his heart for milan.

He is not even thinking to leave from his beloved club. Milan won't sell him. It's too good to be true.

I agree with you and it feels like this is just a sensation created by the media while waiting for summer to come. Leao has become an important part of Mian and he never even thought about leaving to another club. Even if he could leave, of course his choice would be to one of the top 5 European league clubs and not kill his career in the Saudi league at a very young age.

Leao is a long-term investment player for Milan and I think even if Leao leaves, Milan will have difficulty finding a replacement. As a winger, of course his role is irreplaceable in several seasons and if he gets injured, Milan will always be confused. He is very fast, agile and has good finishing and that is Leao's specialty.

[Cookdata]

It seems to me that ten Hag is not so bad, two seasons, two titles, these are better results than Arteta, of course, a very big drawback of this season is that Manchester United were left without the Champions League next season, for such a team this is a big miss. Ten Hag is not the best coach, that is true, but he has flashes of very good play, so there is definitely potential in him, another question is whether he will have time at Manchester United to continue his work.

You should give accolade to where it's been deserved, Arsenal has received their flowers despite not having any trophy this season, the last I remembered Manchester United only beat Arsenal 1 out of their last 5 games, this should tells you how strong how Arsenal were this season because they beat Manchester United home and away this season and you guys just want to ridicule Arsenal. Alright, let's see if you guys are going to appear in the Champions League next season, oh sorry you guys has not been there for two seasons now.

Erik has tried but for a club like Manchester United who has broken a lot of history, he hasn't done anything but drag the club backward, he is below mid for a coach in Manchester United but look at Arsenal, Arteta met Arsenal as broken team without vision, tweak the players and almost win the Premier League tow times but some mistakes cost them but even at that, he has broken some record for Arsenal, this is the kind of manager a club begs to keep because of their commitment and not the one that will bring them down to their feet way below average.

[CryptoBuds]

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I thought that after Xavi was fired, it actually opened up an opportunity for Bayern Munich to try to bring in this coach rather than having to bring in Vincent Kompany, who has currently failed to bring Burnley to achieve good results in the EPL.
this should be the best choice for Bayern Munich and I am sure that if Munich makes an offer to Xavi, he will definitely accept the offer because it is better to coach a team that has quality players than to coach a team that cannot appreciate his contribution.

Vincent Kompany is on the verge of becoming Bayern Munich’s head coach.
The two clubs have agreed a figure of around £10.2m.

Source: https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/12691/12476234/transfer-centre-live-ipswich-town-supremo-ed-schwartz-flies-in-for-kieran-mckenna-talks

This is a big move by Bayern Munich. This is definitely a very big leap of faith. I do not know if it is going to work out perfectly for them or not.

First of all, he does not have a big history of managing big clubs. Well, he does not even have a history of managing. I think Burnley was his first professional club if I'm not wrong. And I do not know why Bayern Munich is so interested in bringing him in. Because he was the manager of Burnley and Burnley just got relegated this season, you know that.

So the resume of Kompany is not the best, to be honest. And I think they could have gone and gotten better coaches who have better track records of coaching with big clubs. Let's see what happens. I think the deal has not been finalized yet, right? But by the looks of it, it is going to be very soon.

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Conte would absolutely be a great choice. Maybe even the best one. Because as you know Conte already has a history with Chelsea. He made Chelsea Premier League and FA Cup champions once each.  

While he is available why don't they just go for him first? If I were Chelsea chairman my priority would be to do that. However I haven't even heard his name among those many rumours. I just want to see them finding a decent manager and not giving up on him easily just as they did with Pochettino.    This isn't the road going to success for sure. Patience is one of the most important factors in football. It hasn't been easy for most top teams to reach this level.

Sometimes, the end relationship with team should be considered in making decisions; how did Antonio Konte end his stay at Chelsea is something to be considered before judging him; although the team now have new management, he can decide coming back since he is currently not in any contract because he is a good coach that knows his job and he knows how to manage big teams.

Although, Chelsea management is intending to sign Enzo Maresca who promoted Leicester City back to Premier League as potential replacement for Pochettihnho who left the club last week, and there other coaches like De Zarbi who are also good and will be a perfect replacement for Pochettihnho.

Let’s just wait and see what Chelsea will do before the beginning of the season, they need to bring and end to this inconsistency their team is having.

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Source: https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/nl-eredivisie/2024/05/liverpool-transfer-news-man-utd-erik-ten-hag-arne-slot-feyenoord

Look who's talking. He is talking as if he is the best coach in the world. I understand why someone could say this about the slot. But at the same time, he (Ten Hag) has to understand that he has not been impressive since he has joined Manchester United. So he cannot possibly pass on these type of comments about another coach. What about him being absolute shit?

What about him dragging Manchester United into the mud? The whole world sees him as unimpressive. Even his own fans and even his own players do not want him at Manchester United. What about that? And let’s be clear I am not trying to defend Arne slot by doing this. I am just trying to figure out or make sense of why a coach who is a failure himself is calling another coach a failure.

It seems to me that ten Hag is not so bad, two seasons, two titles, these are better results than Arteta, of course, a very big drawback of this season is that Manchester United were left without the Champions League next season, for such a team this is a big miss. Ten Hag is not the best coach, that is true, but he has flashes of very good play, so there is definitely potential in him, another question is whether he will have time at Manchester United to continue his work.

A coach he would be confident in being asked about his greatness then Erik Ten Hag said that, I think Arteta is more honorable because he was able to compete for the Premier League for two consecutive seasons while Erik Ten Hag only won the FA cup once, but many people compare about how many trophies he got.

I think he has a lot of internal problems with his players so that it does not become a solid squad that he holds, maybe if he is not stubborn I am sure Manchester United will be even more ferocious, it's just that Erik Ten Hag's principles are higher if you don't go along with him you will be ostracized.

[DaNNy001]

Erik ten Hag was not impressed with Arne Slot's Feyenoord in 2023/24.
Manchester United's coach believes that Peter Bosz's PSV team deservedly became Eredivisie champions and actually deserved more in the domestic KNVB Cup, while Feyenoord did not make a very good impression on him.

Source: https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/nl-eredivisie/2024/05/liverpool-transfer-news-man-utd-erik-ten-hag-arne-slot-feyenoord

Look who's talking. He is talking as if he is the best coach in the world. I understand why someone could say this about the slot. But at the same time, he (Ten Hag) has to understand that he has not been impressive since he has joined Manchester United. So he cannot possibly pass on these type of comments about another coach. What about him being absolute shit?

What about him dragging Manchester United into the mud? The whole world sees him as unimpressive. Even his own fans and even his own players do not want him at Manchester United. What about that? And let’s be clear I am not trying to defend Arne slot by doing this. I am just trying to figure out or make sense of why a coach who is a failure himself is calling another coach a failure.

That's the funny thing about this man, he has some kind of big ego that drives me crazy sometimes and that's the same ego that lead to him and cristiano Ronaldo having clash at Manchester united that he was player. A man who hasn't clean the dirt in his own backyard is out there pointing fingers to others that obviously doing well more than him.

If anything he should sit back and reflect on his supposedly glamourous career at Manchester united and I say this with a lot of sarcasm because almost everyone today that ten hag at united has obviously done more damage than good to the club although he is still bragging that he is leaving though with atleast a trophy but the spoils done to the club is far way bigger than the good stuffs.

[AprilioMP]

Who knows how true it is, Stefano Pioli wants a challenge in England. But it is not yet clear which teams are interested in Pioli as coach amidst several teams with vacant head coaching positions.

Stefano Pioli is reportedly studying English. This info is from Fabrizio Romano. I can understand that Pioli is sending a signal to several Premier League teams that he is ready to accept offers to manage any team that contacts him. Of course, if the agreement goes well between Pioli and the team that is interested in him.

Could Stefano Pioli go to Stamford Bridge?

[doomloop]

Yeah De Zerbi is another candidate who might be a good replacement. I said Xavi because of thinking that he isn't actually a bad manager. He has managed Barcelona for less than 3 years time so he isn't very experienced.

However Xavi looks like a manager who knows how to work with young talents. He is giving the chances they need for their development. Besides Barcelona actually got a La Liga and Super Cup titles in the previous season. This season wasn't good enough but there are always ups and downs for most teams.  

Anyways, when it comes to the reason of Pochettino's sacking it is hard to tell. It was a meaningless decision of the chairman.

He has a good knowledge of the Premier League and as well other coaches, he also had a good first season with Brighton but wasn't able to win something but then he qualified them for the European Europa League Competition for the very first time. Xavi Hernandez doesn't have that experience, he will need a season to settle down and understand things well. He has a good knowledge of football and all that but bringing him to Chelsea is not something I feel will benefit both sides in thr long run.

They can also look at Antonio Conte who is vacant. He is a good tactician and will help these talented players.

Roberto De Zebri also knows how to work with youngins, same way he with Shakhtar Donetsk and Brighton. He already expressed his desires to work in the Premier League Competition again immediately he parted ways with Brighton.

Todd Boehly should be smoking crack and stuff.

Todd Boehly done another attempt to bring instability at the Chelsea, and he sacked Pochettino while he has done good job in his first season which bring them into better spot and team having good depth which is help for the next season now who is coming it's not important because things are going to be instable with this decision.

Now who is coming it's also important because we are having a long list of available coaches which are looking for the job and few are expecting Xavi which could be good choice but still question is can he do things which are important for the Todd Boehly instead of having good result De Zebri could be also good as he is already having good experience of Premier League teams and done good job at the Brighton.

[tusandii]

Frenkie de Jong had recently had a relationship with Barcelona. In the last season, Frenkie de Jong had an effective role in this team and he was the reason for Barcelona to have good performance in many games.
But since he got injured many times during this season he was mostly out of the squad and this is a reason for Barcelona to be disappointed about Frenkie de Jong.
He had some offers from Manchester United during last summer but he decided to stay in Barcelona but now it seems Bayern Munich is trying to use the chance and they want to hire this player since Barcelona is probably not going to keep him for a longer time anymore.

Frenkie De Jong when he was signed to Barcelona from Ajax  was one of the most talked about European youngsters at that moment but just after he joined the club, his form and performance reduced. I don't want to believe that Barcelona's style of football was the reason behind his drop but whatever be the reason, I think he just have to leave the club if he seriously wants to ressurect his dying career once again.
Bayern Munich is one of the biggest clubs in Europe and now that they have a new young manager in Vincent Kompany, I think the Netherlands international will excel at Bayern Munich if he joins them this summer. De Jong is without doubt a very young player but if he doesn't start living up to his potentials from next season, we might just consider him as an average player.

When a player has been at a club for too long, there will definitely be a decline in performance. Frenkie has been at Barcelona since he was 23 years old and is now 27 years old, which means he is almost 30 years old and it is normal for his performance to decline, in fact he is not a player. The good thing is that he is a player with mediocre quality even since he was at Ajax, so I think people have overestimated his potential since he was in the news at that time.

I don't think Bayern Munich will necessarily want to accept this player with his mediocre qualities. Bayern already has several productive midfielders such as Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka, they play quite a good role as midfielders which is what the club needs so I think what is needed Bayern Munich is currently just the right coach because Bayern Munich already has the best players at its club.

[ampere]

They can also look at Antonio Conte who is vacant. He is a good tactician and will help these talented players.

Conte would absolutely be a great choice. Maybe even the best one. Because as you know Conte already has a history with Chelsea. He made Chelsea Premier League and FA Cup champions once each.  .

Conte to Chelsea in this era is the wrong move and that will definitely send Chelsea closer to relegation; the squad is very younge and also expensive; Chelsea needs a good tactician and great manager to manage the squad, nagglesman comes to mind tbh

Conte won’t fit well at all

[kro55]

Has  Hansi Flick already been named the new coach of Barcelona? Is it already official?

I have heard that he is going to join Barcelona as the new coach. I have also heard that he is going to have a two year deal with Barcelona. I don’t know if that is true and I also do not know if he has already joined Barcelona or not.

First of all, I do not agree with the decision that Barcelona have made about sacking Xavi.
Secondly, I am not sure about this coach that they are trying to bring in, or they have already brought in. I think it is going to be hard for any coach to bring in good results without spending a good amount of money. And when you do not have money to spend, it is better to keep the coach that you have who is bringing in decent results. But the Barcelona authority seems to think otherwise. I hope this decision of Laporte does not backfire.

News Link: Bavarianfootballworks

[Ryu_Ar1]

They can also look at Antonio Conte who is vacant. He is a good tactician and will help these talented players.

Conte would absolutely be a great choice. Maybe even the best one. Because as you know Conte already has a history with Chelsea. He made Chelsea Premier League and FA Cup champions once each.  

I think the only problem now if Chelsea are considering Conte for next season is where they must be able to convince and reduce Conte's sometimes uncontrolled emotions.

Conte is a good option even if compared to some other rumors between Chelsea and the coach then indeed Conte is the most normal and best to date but Conte's problem is that he doesn't really like the old stuck so he only wants to meltih when what he thinks is good looks good and does not hesitate to leave if indeed the plan he implemented does not work well for his club.

Therefore he did not last long with a club because the longest he coached a club was 2 seasons so that this could indeed be a condition that was not very good if indeed Chelsea hoped for a long term.
The case of Tottenham before the Postecoglou era should be a consideration that in the end if they want Conte to be at Chelsea then they must be prepared with conditions like this.