Conte said he is happy to have signed a two-year contract with the club.
Conte was quoted as saying by the club website: 'I am very happy to have signed a new contract with Chelsea. We worked extremely hard in our first year to achieve something amazing, which I am very proud of. Now we must work even harder to stay at the top."
Club director Marina Granovskaia was quoted as saying by the club website: 'Antonio achieved incredible success last season, adapting to English football very quickly and leading us to the Premier League title."
'The fans have given me so much support since I arrived here and it is important we continue to succeed together.'
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 19, 2017
- Antonio Conte 🙌 pic.twitter.com/nuYqASUqKD
As per the club website, the deal is announced as he prepares to take the Premier League champions to China and Singapore on our pre-season tour of Asia, where we will face Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
Image: Chelsea FC twitter page
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