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This manager will replace Antonio Conte at Chelsea – Dimitar Berbatov
DIMITAR BERBATOV has jokingly suggested Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri will replace Antonio Conte at Chelsea.
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Conte needs just three points to win the Premier League in his first season at Chelsea with three games remaining.
He is also in the final of the FA Cup against Arsenal at the end of this month and could follow in Carlo Ancelotti’s footsteps in winning the double in his first campaign at Stamford Bridge.
Allegri replaced Conte as Juventus manager back in 2014 and could win the treble this season with the Old Lady.
Dimitar Berbatov has suggested Massimiliano Allegri will replace Antonio Conte at Chelsea
He succeeded him in Juventus, then he will go to Chelsea probably
The Italian had been linked with replacing Arsene Wenger at Arsenal but he now looks set to stay in Turin.
Ahead of the second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Juventus and Monaco, presenter Gary Lineker asked Berbatov about Allegri.
“I’m sure he’d like to trump Conte and win the Champions League, that’s the one thing that’s evaded Juve for a long time now,” he said on BT Sport.
Dimitar Berbatov expects Massimiliano Allegri to stay at Juventus for a long time
Former Manchester United striker Berbatov replied with: “Yeah and then he’s going to succeed Conte in Chelsea.
“He succeeded him in Juventus, then he will go to Chelsea probably.
“English teams are going to want him for sure. But I think he will stay in Juventus for a long time.”
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