Antonio Conte says he needs to settle differences with Chelsea board to stay

• Manager expects ‘several different’ job offers if he leaves Chelsea
• Conte: ‘In our line of work we always have a bag packed’

Antonio Conte has admitted he would need to settle his differences with the Chelsea board if he is to see out the final year of his contract but would expect “several different scenarios” to open up at rival elite clubs should he depart in the summer.

The Italian masterminded an impressive display from his side in Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 first-leg draw against Barcelona, when Chelsea were the more threatening side despite the visitors’ monopoly of possession. Conte, relatively becalmed over recent weeks as a season of disputes behind the scenes, largely over recruitment, appeared to take its toll and the team’s results stuttered, was back to his firebrand best on the touchline.

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