
Antonio
Conte has revealed that he is eager to work with Chilean midfielder Arturo
Vidal again.
The Italy head coach, who will step down after this summer's European
Championship, is the clear front-runner for the Chelsea job.
And Conte, who managed Vidal for three years at Juventus between 2011 and
2014, insists he would love to link-up with him again.
Vidal, who currently plays for Bayern Munich, responded to a question about
potentially joining Conte at Chelsea last week by saying "if I go to war I
would take Conte with me - we will see what happens". It seems the former
Juve and Siena boss shares the sentiment.
Conte said: "Arturo Vidal said he'd take me to war with him? I'd take Vidal
too. He's an amazing player. I must admit at Juve, I found him hard to fit
in.
"In my head, I wanted to play a 4-2-4 and 4-4-2, but seeing the intensity of
Vidal getting up and down the pitch, I switched to 4-3-3 which then
transformed into 3-5-2.
"He has extraordinary physical and technical attributes, if I get to coach
him a little more it'd be fantastic. I want him on all my teams."
Conte is widely expected to take over from interim Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink
following Euro 2016, with Sky in Italy reporting in February that he is
expected to sign a three-year deal.