Chelsea
manager Antonio Conte has rejected reports of an offer to manage Inter
Milan, but admitted being away from his family has been a problem.
Former Juventus and Italy manager Conte has guided Chelsea to the top of the
Premier League, with a 10-point cushion between the Blues and Tottenham.
Conte, 47, was the subject of a report in Italy this week that also stated
he had become homesick, and admitted ahead of Chelsea's clash with West Ham
on
Monday Night Football that he has a family problem.
Asked if he had received an offer from Inter, Conte said: "Me personally?
No.
"I think the situation is very clear. I have a contract with Chelsea and we
are trying to do something important with the club for the present and for
the future.
"Every coach, when you start work with a new club, you hope to stay many,
many years, because it means you are working very well.
"You have the possibility to improve your players, to improve your team and
to grow together. The only problem for me is that the family is missing me
for sure.
"They stay in Italy and I am working for the future to try to bring them
here and to stay together, because my family is missing me.
"The story [that he could leave] tells this, but I am not worried.
"With my players I want to work very hard and I think we have to continue in
this way to do something important this season, because we are in the right
position."
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