Antonio Conte: Chelsea to offer new lucrative contract and substantial funds on the table after an incredible season.

According to various reports, Chelsea are planning to tie Antonio Conte down a long-term, lucrative contract to fend off interest from Inter Milan with the promise of substantial transfer funds as he prepares to take a crack at the Champions League with Chelsea next season.

Roman Abramovich has made some cracking decisions over the years since he became the owner of Chelsea Football Club. Granted, at times he has also made some decisions that we didn't agree with at the time but one thing is 100% crystal clear for both sides, he MUST keep Antonio Conte at Chelsea and literally do whatever it takes for him to do so.

If that means finally relinquishing some control of transfers then so be it. If it means that he is given freedom to appoint someone who HE wants as his number two replacing Steve Holland this summer then so be it. If that also means that Michael Emanalo and Marina Granovskaia have to get their act together to ensure that we do not suffer a repeat of last summer and they pull out all the stops to sign the players Conte wants this summer then so be it.

Pep Guardiola was asked of Antonio Conte recently and said:

"My opinion about my colleague Conte is that he's superb.

He was able to make Italy play beautiful football - Juventus too - in a culture where it's so defensive.

He's an excellent manager, I learn a lot when I see his teams - Juventus, Italy and now. I like to do that because you see what they want to do. Their teams control a lot of aspects.

"Maybe he's the best." - Source: BBC Sport.

It has been an amazing season for Conte, his first in England and in a foreign country after domestic success as a player and manager in Italy. To achieve what he is about to is testament to his ability to work with his players, to manage his players and to develop a tactical system that suits the players he has to work with. If he could also add the FA Cup and land a domestic double (a feat only achieved by Carlo Ancelotti) it would be even better and what a way to start in your first season.

Get this man signed up as quickly as possible. Mark my words, he has the potential to become even more successful here than the Special One himself!