Why I wanted to leave Chelsea after winning Premier League title – Conte

Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte, has revealed he considered leaving Stamford Bridge this summer.

Conte claims he was shattered by last season’s title success and wanted to see if the board supported his long-term vision for the club.

The former Juventus coach clearly got enough assurances, for him to decide to move his wife Elisabetta and daughter Vittoria to London.

“My family is very ­important. It will show my ­commitment with the club, with this project as I try to build something important.

“I must be honest, last season was very tough, it was very strong for me and for my family. It wasn’t easy for me because sometimes when you win you think that everything is easy but it wasn’t to win and to have this type of season.

“Now I decided with the club to ­continue our path. I spoke with the club and we found the right view about the future. For every manager it is important to explain your idea.

“It’s very important that the club understand your idea and are ready to work together, to try together and to have this solid ­foundation.

“I can want this, but if I’m alone it’s very difficult to do this.

“My desire and the club’s was to continue this work and for this reason I renewed a new contract.

“I repeat, now it’s right to start to work together and it’s very important to know that there is a lot of work to do.

“The most important thing for our club, the players and fans, is that we are building something important. When you work in this way the present is very important but also the future.

“It’s important to be realistic and to understand where I stay now. I have the will to work so hard, to start from here, and to try to arrive there,” he said.