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Published 14:59 6 Feb 2018 GMT
Updated 15:23 6 Feb 2018 GMT
Conte has complained of the board not signing the players he wanted, but the club did appear to back him in January, bringing in Ross Barkley, Emerson Palmieri and Olivier Giroud.
Despite this, he could be relieved of his duties in the next few days after two consecutive demoralising defeats to Bournemouth and Watford which have left them fourth in the table with Spurs breathing down their neck, just one point behind.
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Previous Chelsea managers Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo were both sacked after losing to West Brom. Who do Chelsea play next? West Brom of course.
According to Diario Sport, Luis Enrique is the man tipped to replace Antonio Conte. The former Barcelona boss is not currently employed by any club after he left Barcelona last summer. During his time at the Camp Nou, he won a treble in the 2014-15 season with the deadly trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar in attack.
Should Enrique take over at Chelsea, it could see the end of the 3-4-3 formation which has accommodated players like Cesar Azpilicueta and David Luiz so well, while also freeing Eden Hazard of defensive responsibility.
Sport suggest that former Chelsea and Barcelona full-back Juliano Belletti will be appointed Sporting Director at Stamford Bridge too. Chelsea's former technical director Michael Emenalo resigned from his post back in November despite Roman Abramovich's pleas for him to stay.
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