I’ll Love To Go Back To Italy – Antonio Conte

Antonio Conte will head to the beach next week as the frazzled Chelsea manager gets some well deserved rest after battling in vain to land his top transfer targets.

Although Conte has hit the ground running with three successive wins to start his Chelsea reign, the Italian has endured a frustrating time in the transfer market since taking charge at Stamford Bridge in July.

Chelsea have made only three signings and Conte has been unable to land the centre-back and striker he regards as essential to add quality and depth to a squad that went stale last season.

With the transfer window closing on Wednesday, many of Conte’s fellow Premier League managers will be chained to their desks while the final deals are pushed through.

But Conte plans to get away from it all by taking advantage of next week’s international break to head home to Italy for some quality time with his wife Elisabetta and daughter Vittoria.

Conte will keep his phone handy as the deadline draws nearer, but he is happy to leave Chelsea’s last ditch recruitment drive to technical director Michael Emenalo and owner Roman Abramovich’s senior adviser Marina Granovskaia.

“I’m thinking to go back to Italy. Three months now I worked every day. It’s very tough,” Conte told reporters on Friday.

“If I have a bit of rest for four days, it’s good for me, good for the team and good for the club. I deserve a rest.

“I will stay with my family in Italy, go to the beach for a couple of day to rest and switch off my mind.

“My mind is very full of football for the last few months with Italy and then starting immediately with Chelsea.”