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Former Chelsea coach, Antonio Conte has been appointed as the new Inter Milan head coach following the sacking of Luciano Spalletti.
The Italian has signed a three-year contract at the San Siro in what is his first job since leaving Chelsea a year ago.
Signing with the Italian side, Conte expressed his excitement:
“A new chapter in my life is beginning, I’m really excited. Through my work, I’ll try to repay all of the trust that the president and directors have placed in me.
“I have chosen Inter because of the club it is, because of the project’s sound basis and how ambitious it is. Because of Inter’s history.
“I was struck by the club’s transparency and the desire to bring Inter back to where it belongs.”
Before joining Chelsea, the 49-year-old won three Serie A titles with Juventus and also took Italy to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016.
Conte spent two years at Chelsea, winning the Premier League and the FA Cup and he was sacked by after winning last season’s FA Cup.
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Inter president,Steven Zhang, added that Conte is a good coach and the right person for the job.
He said: “I’m sure that Antonio Conte is one of the best coaches out there. I’m certain that he’ll help us achieve our objective and fulfil our mission, one which has always remained the same: to make this club one of the best in the world again.”
