Antonio Conte hints at Chelsea exit after admitting 'anything is possible'
Conte's current deal expires in June 2019 but he isn't sure he will see it out
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Your support makes all the difference.Antonio Conte has hinted that he could walk out as Chelsea manager at the end of the season after failing to give assurances over his future at Stamford Bridge.
There were reports that the Italian was ready to leave after the Blues lost their first game of the season against Burnley but they proved incorrect and Conte has steered the club to third in the Premier League since then.
However, it is still thought that Conte will turn his back on his £9.5m-a-year contract which is set to expire in June 2019 and the 48-year-old refused to put those reports straight.
“Anything is possible,” Conte admitted when asked if he would be leaving west London in the summer. “I have another year of contract at this club, but as you know in football everything in possible.
“In one moment you stay here, in another moment another person replaces you in your job.”
Asked if he would extend his contract with Chelsea, Conte added: “In this case, I think the club has to decide to send me away.”
Conte's position has been the subject of speculation regarding a rumoured frustration over transfers.
He added: “For the manager of this club it's normal to have this type of situation, also if you won last season the league and you reached the final in the FA Cup. This is the history of this club for the manager.
“I have a lot of experience to deal with this type of situation. (But) there is something strange if, after the first game we lost against Burnley, the press pushed quickly to sack me for another coach. I think in other clubs this doesn't happen.”
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