Italian team manager Antonio Conte will become Chelsea’s Head Coach at the end of the European Championships in France, despite being involved in a match-fixing trial.

Chelsea has announced that Antonio Conte will join the club on a three-year deal as Head Coach in time for the start of the 2016-2017 Premier League season. Conte will become the 10th Chelsea boss hired during the Roman Abramovich era, currently in the midst of its 16th year.

News report suggests Conte is joining a club in ‘turmoil’ after the champions disastrous defence under crowd favourite Jose Mourinho. And yet, during Gus Hiddink’s temporary time in charge, his side have gone on a 14 match unbeaten run unparalleled by any other team in the division.

Conte, 46, has signed a three-year deal worth a reported £9m a year. He is the current Italian national side manager, and will step down after his Euro 2016 campaign where they sit in a group with Belgium, Republic of Ireland, and Sweden.