Massimiliano Allegri to Chelsea: Juventus boss denies talks with Premier League champions, says he wants to stay

The 48-year-old is among the Blues’ wish list to eventually replace Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri is understood to be taking English lessons (Getty Images)

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has seemingly put an end to speculation linking him with Chelsea after claiming his mind is on winning yet more honours with the Italian giants next season.

The 48-year-old is among the Blues’ wish list to eventually replace José Mourinho at Stamford Bridge after the Portuguese was sacked in January owing to a disastrous Premier League title defence.

Interim manager Guus Hiddink, despite consistent form, has struggled to repair their season with Chelsea sitting 10th in the table and facing a Champions League round-of-16 exit unless they can overturn a 2-1 deficit against Paris Saint-Germain tomorrow evening.

After being announced as the Serie A manager of the year, Allegri is quoted as saying: “Next year, I will still be coach of Juventus because I have another year on my contract.

“There’s never been anything [with other clubs]. I’m fine here and there are no problems. Now we’re thinking of a fifth Scudetto in a row and the Coppa Italia. We work to improve every year.”

Italy manager Antonio Conte, who preceded Allegri at Juventus, remains to favourite to take over in the capital this summer as reports yesterday suggested he has even drawn up a list of transfer targets.

Chelsea’s inability to promise Champions League football next season is likely to be a continuing headache for the club’s hierarchy as they look to re-establish themselves among the game’s elite.

Conte, who is in the process of preparing his plans to manage Italy at this summer’s European Championship, remains the favourite to succeed Mourinho but no decision has been made yet.